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Secret Lives

Season 9 Episode 3 | 52m 11s

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash decode scandals hidden within their roots, exposing secrets that their ancestors concealed and celebrating the virtue of accepting one’s relatives—whoever they may be.

Aired: 01/16/23 | Expires: 10/10/23
Secret Lives
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season ten is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C.
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Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
Jeh Johnson discusses the many accomplished ancestors on both sides of his family.
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