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Delroy Lindo Traces His Jamaican Roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Caribbean heritage of actors Liza Colón-Zayas and Delroy Lindo—meeting women and men who crisscrossed the globe to help their families move forward, often taking enormous risks.
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Clip Season 12 Episode 3 Length 04:49 Premiere: 01/20/26

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Season 12 Episodes

Rags to Riches
S12 E10 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 04/14/26

Song of the South
S12 E9 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 04/07/26

Artistic Roots
S12 E8 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/24/26

Family Harmonies
S12 E7 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/17/26

Westward Bound
S12 E6 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/10/26

Love & Basketball
S12 E5 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/03/26

The Road We Took
S12 E4 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Caribbean Roots
S12 E3 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/20/26

Great Migrations
S12 E2 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/13/26

American Dreams
S12 E1 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/06/26

Liza Colón-Zayas Learns of Her Ancestor's Past
Clip Length 04:04 Premiere Date 01/20/26

Delroy Lindo Traces His Jamaican Roots
Clip Length 04:49 Premiere Date 01/20/26

Caribbean Roots Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 01/20/26

Season 12: Extended Trailer
Preview Length 02:55 Premiere Date 10/09/25

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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Westward Bound - S12 E6

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of talk show host Sara Haines and playwright Tracy Letts - traveling from frontier towns in the American West to surprising places in the East.

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Family Harmonies - S12 E7

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces musicians Flea and Lizzo to their inspiring ancestors, traveling across Europe, Australia and the American South.

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Artistic Roots - S12 E8

Director Spike Lee and actor Kristin Chenoweth trace their roots, meeting ancestors whose creativity built their families.

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Song of the South - S12 E9

Explore the family secrets of actor Danielle Deadwyler and musician Rhiannon Giddens.

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Rags to Riches - S12 E10

Mapping the roots of actress Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller.

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Love & Basketball - S12 E5

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The Road We Took - S12 E4

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Caribbean Roots - S12 E3

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Out of the Past - S9 E10

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