Finding Your Roots

From PBS - Join Gates to uncover the paternal ancestry of Stephen King, Gloria Reuben and Courtney Vance.

From PBS - Examine the ancestral origins of athletes Derek Jeter, Billie Jean King and Rebecca Lobo.

From PBS - Learn how the lives of forebears of Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper and Anna Deavere Smith intersected.

From PBS - Meet three chefs, Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai and Aaron Sanchez, who cook the food of their ancestors.

From PBS - Trace the roots of Nas, Angela Bassett and Valerie Jarrett into the heart of slavery.

From PBS - Three celebrated Americans who share not only a Jewish heritage but also a history of perseverance in the face of withering opposition.

From PBS - Three guests whose ancestry demonstrates the extraordinary influence of the British Empire during the 18th and early 19th century.

From PBS - Ancient Roots traces the family history of three quintessential voices in American life.

From PBS - Deval Patrick is the first African American Governor of Massachusetts, and Jessica Alba is an actress who proudly embraces her Mexican American heritage. But cutting edge DNA analysis reveals that their family trees in fact contain a far more diverse range of cultures and races.

Three guests whose families have been engaged in the battle for freedom and civil rights but who had no idea those principles were passed down through generations of ancestors. Featuring Ben Affleck, Benjamin Jealous, and Khandi Alexander.