Ted Danson, William H. Macy and Mary Steenburgen join Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Episode 3: Puritans and Pioneers Finding Your Roots

Premiered October 17, 2017
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Episode 3: Puritans and Pioneers

Ted Danson, William H. Macy and Mary Steenburgen. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.

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Finding Your Roots

For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

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