Finding your roots season 2

At the lowkey premiere for season 2 of finding your roots on pbs, there were some big reveals for guests. Starting with finding your roots in 2012, the series changed from a season long plot to having plots extending only within a single episode. Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, african american lives, african american lives 2, faces of america, and the first season of finding your. Finding your roots jessica albas mexican roots season. Watch full episodes of finding your roots and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.

Finding your roots, season 2 gloria reuben connects family line to africa pbs pbs. In doing so, it has allowed the series to extend its number of episodes each season to ten, opposed to the prior four episodes a season. Click the link below to see what others say about finding your roots with. From pbs the basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots the key to stings ancestral journey. Joining gates in this new season of finding your roots are a diverse group of 26 guests, including awardwinning journalist anderson cooper, tennis great billie. Major support is also provided by the ford foundation. Presented and written by professor henry louis gates jr. I love this show and was worried it might be discontinued after season two because of the controversy regarding the ben affleck segment. The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of season 2 of finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots season 2 episode 6 we come from. Author stephen king learns an enlightening fact about his southern ancestors journey. Professor gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

Finding your roots with henry louis gates jr season 2. The official companion to the pbs series henry louis gates on. Actor ben affleck discovers his mothers past as a freedom rider in 1964, naacp president ben jealous learns how far his greatgrandfather would go to keep his family whole, and actress khandi alexander learns about her grandfathers death. Season six is shown from october 2019 to october 2020 with two new episodes airing weekly in october 2019, eight episodes airing weekly. Finding your roots full episodes programs pbs socal. Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, african american lives, african american lives 2, and faces of america, gates finds new ways to, as he says, get into the dna of american culture. The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of finding your roots, the companion book to the hit pbs documentary series. Finding your roots the irish factor season 3 episode 2. Finding your roots, season 2 dvd av item,the basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of season 2 of finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots off the farm season 6 episode 2. The official companion to the pbs series gates, henry louis on. Finding your roots is the most fascinating compelling show ive ever watched.

Dna analysis challenges guests ideas about their familys history and their identities. Season six is shown from october 2019 to october 2020 with two new episodes airing weekly in october 2019, eight episodes airing weekly in. Finding your roots, season 2 dvd pbs educational media. Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, african american lives, african american lives 2, faces of america, and the first season of finding your roots.

Finding your roots on pbs premieres season 2 at moma the. Professor gates and his seeming legions of researchers come up with incredible documents. The premise of the program, that our personal histories show how much more complex and fascinating real history is than the official histories of the textbooks, is exactly right. Watch henry louis gates solve the mystery of paternal ancestry and introduce this episodes guests to relatives they. Vance discuss the upcoming season of finding your roots and the emotional impact of exploring your family history. From pbs the basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of this 10part pbs series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Two africanamerican politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds, legendary civil rights leader john lewis, and democratic senator cory booker, learn about black and white slavery era ancestors they never knew about. Finding your roots, season 2 dvd,the basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of season 2 of finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Explore the heritages and ancestries of leading entertainers, athletes, chefs, and media personalities in season two of finding your roots with henry louis.

Season 2 premieres tuesday, september 23 on pbs check local listings. Three actresses who come from hollywood royalty, anjelica huston, mia farrow whose segment is taken from finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr maps of the stars 2016 and isabella rossellini, learn their family histories. In each episode, a set of featured guests view their ancestral histories, learn connections, and discover secrets about their lineage. Finding your roots, season 3 dvd,professor gates journey continues as a weekly series that will look at an everwidening spectrum of our nations fascinating ethnic mixture. In the second season, professor gates continues that journey, utilizing a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper. Finding your roots dvd,the basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, african american lives, african american lives 2, and faces of america, gates finds new ways to, as he says, get into the dna of american culture. For more than a decade, renowned harvard scholar henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots, season 2 gloria reuben connects. Major support is also provided by the ford foundation, candace king weir, the lloyd carney foundation, the robert wood johnson foundation, and by the corporation for public broadcasting and pbs. John mccain traces his ancestry with henry louis gates, jr.

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