Finding Your Roots
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Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien explore surprising family roots.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Laura Linney and journalists Lisa Ling and Soledad O’Brien—telling them stories of tricksters, scoundrels, and outright criminals, who nevertheless laid the groundwork for their success.
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Finding Your Roots
Criminal Kind Preview
Preview: Season 6 Episode 10 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Laura Linney and journalists Lisa Ling and Soledad O’Brien—telling them stories of tricksters, scoundrels, and outright criminals, who nevertheless laid the groundwork for their success.
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A new season of Finding Your Roots is premiering January 7th! Stream now past episodes and tune in to PBS on Tuesdays at 8/7 for all-new episodes as renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides influential guests into their roots, uncovering deep secrets, hidden identities and lost ancestors.Providing Support for PBS.org
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Soledad O’Brien discovers the "bad leg of the family." (2m 4s)
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Laura Linney reads aloud an ancestor's confession that led to their exile in Virginia. (1m 27s)
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Lisa Ling reads an emotional excerpt from her grandmother's memoir. (1m 8s)
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