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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of comedian Tracy Morgan & actor Anthony Ramos—two native New Yorkers whose roots stretch to surprising places and contain inspiring stories. Moving from the Canary Islands to battlefields in Europe & Asia to slave plantations in Virginia, long-lost records reveal ancestors who laid the groundwork for Tracy and Anthony’s success by fighting to survive.
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Season 10 Episodes

Viewers Like You
S10 E10 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 04/09/24

In the Blood
S10 E9 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 04/02/24

Mean Streets
S10 E8 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/20/24

The Brick Wall Falls
S10 E7 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/13/24

Far and Away
S10 E6 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/06/24

Hold the Laughter
S10 E5 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/30/24

Buried Secrets
S10 E4 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/23/24

Fathers and Sons
S10 E3 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/16/24

Forever Young
S10 E2 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/09/24

Born to Sing
S10 E1 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/02/24

Mean Streets Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 02/20/24

Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents
Clip Length 06:05 Premiere Date 02/20/24

Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather
Clip Length 04:58 Premiere Date 02/20/24

Tracy Morgan Discovers a Pre-Civil War Freed Ancestor
Clip Length 05:46 Premiere Date 02/20/24

Anthony Ramos' Ancestor was Enslaved by Conquistadors
Clip Length 05:13 Premiere Date 02/20/24

Season 10 Inside Look
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 11/14/23

Extended Trailer
Preview Length 03:15 Premiere Date 10/04/23

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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Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA, exposing secrets that their ancestors concealed and celebrating the virtue of accepting one's relatives.

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