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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of basketball superstars Brittney Griner and Chris Paul—revealing that they are not the first extraordinary people in their family trees. Telling stories that stretch deep into the past, Gates introduces his guests to relatives who showed courage, talent and grit—connecting Brittney and Chris to their ancestors in ways that they never imagined possible.
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Preview Season 12 Episode 5 Length 00:30 Premiere: 02/03/26

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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

Love & Basketball Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 02/03/26

Brittney Griner Learns the Origin of a Family Name
Clip Length 03:58 Premiere Date 02/03/26

Chris Paul Discovers His Family's Southern Ties
Clip Length 03:49 Premiere Date 02/03/26

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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Traveling across China and the American South reveals the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.

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Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes traveling across Europe and Thailand.

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Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.

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American Dreams - S12 E1

America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots - meeting revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build New York and a young woman from the Philippines who made an incredible journey.

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan learn about ancestors who left the American South in search of better lives in the North.

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Hidden in the Genes - S8 E1

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