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FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Finding My Roots

Laurence Fishburne and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Laurence Fishburne and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV

The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.

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Cutting-edge DNA detective work solves longstanding family mysteries for actor Laurence Fishburne and scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.—in a unique and emotional episode where Gates finds himself as a guest on his own show for the first time.

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