Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of two families.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of two families. two families.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of two families. two families.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of two families. two families.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that their ancestors tried hard to conceal.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that their ancestors tried hard to conceal. their ancestors tried hard to conceal.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that their ancestors tried hard to conceal. their ancestors tried hard to conceal.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of musician Ruben Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from Blades and journalist Natalie Morales - interweaving stories from across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that across Latin America. Along the way, both guests learn secrets that their ancestors tried hard to conceal. their ancestors tried hard to conceal.

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey to their roots, telling stories of ancestors who made bold decisions that reshaped their families - and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey to their roots, telling stories of ancestors who made bold decisions that reshaped their families - and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey to their roots, telling stories of ancestors who made bold decisions that reshaped their families - and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey to their roots, telling stories of ancestors who made bold decisions that reshaped their families - and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the long-lost roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and historian Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans whose ancestors broke boundaries and forged families as they moved from slavery to freedom.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the long-lost roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and historian Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans whose ancestors broke boundaries and forged families as they moved from slavery to freedom.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the long-lost roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and historian Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans whose ancestors broke boundaries and forged families as they moved from slavery to freedom.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the long-lost roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and historian Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans whose ancestors broke boundaries and forged families as they moved from slavery to freedom.

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.

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.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi two men who grew up without their fathers. With few clues to guide him, Gates introduces them to ancestors they've never known revealing connections to key moments in history.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. works with Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn, two guests whose family trees were obscured by scandals, to discover the truth about their ancestors.