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Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents

After years of many unknowns in Brittany Packnett Cunningham’s family history, she is finally able to fill in the blanks by learning the names of her great-great grandparents for the first time. “It’s like finding yourself.
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Season 8 Episodes

Where Did We Come From?
S8 E10 Length 52:14 Premiere Date 04/19/22

Watchmen
S8 E9 Length 49:54 Premiere Date 04/12/22

Songs of the Past
S8 E8 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/22/22

Forgotten Journeys
S8 E7 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Fighters
S8 E6 Length 49:54 Premiere Date 02/08/22

Mexican Roots
S8 E5 Length 49:54 Premiere Date 02/01/22

Things We Don't Discuss
S8 E4 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/25/22

Children of Exile
S8 E3 Length 52:20 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Activist Roots
S8 E2 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Hidden in the Genes
S8 E1 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Activist Roots Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather
Clip Length 01:16 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents
Clip Length 00:55 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”
Clip Length 01:13 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings
Clip Length 01:17 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities
Clip Length 01:22 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Season 8 Official Preview
Preview Length 03:07 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Season 8 Teaser
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 12/14/21

Season 8 Sneak Peek
Preview Length 02:00 Premiere Date 12/07/21

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany
Clip Length 04:54 Premiere Date 12/20/10

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 12/20/10

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