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Finding Your Own Roots: 8 Tips for Creating Your Family Tree

Each of us has a story. And that story is connected to other stories, all of which lead to our roots. Finding Your Own Roots shares tips and information to assist in genealogy research and better tell the stories of our ancestors.
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Family Harmonies
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The Road We Took
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Caribbean Roots
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Great Migrations
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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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The Stories We Tell - S3 E1

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Donna Brazile, Ty Burrell, and Kara Walker learn how the legacy of slavery shaped their identities.

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In Search of Freedom - S3 E3

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Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes, and Keenen Ivory Wayans learn how their ancestors struggled for freedom.

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Tragedy + Time = Comedy - S3 E4

Premiered On: 01/26/2016

Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear, and Bill Hader explore the tragedies and triumphs in their families.

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Family Harmonies - S12 E7

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Westward Bound - S12 E6

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Love & Basketball - S12 E5

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