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The Shirts on Their Backs

Episode Season Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 4 Premiered 20210209

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.

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