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Explores the family histories of three influential Greek-American personalities.

Aired 11/18/2014 | Rating NR

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

Finding Your Roots

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Clip: Season 2 Episode 9 | 23sVideo has Closed Captions

Explores the family histories of three influential Greek-American personalities.

Ancient Roots traces the family history of three quintessential voices in American life, Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris. All three descend from ancestors that were part of the wave of Greek immigrants that flooded America’s shores in the early decades of the 20th century. But along the way, the stories of their Greek ancestors were lost.

Aired 11/18/2014 | Rating NR

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...

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AncestryMoore FoundationThe Inkwell SocietyGileadBank of AmericaCandace King Weir

David Sedaris' Patriot Ancestor

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Clip: S2 Ep9 | 2m 58s | David Sedaris discovers his maternal 4th Great-Grandfather, a Revolutionary War soldier. (2m 58s)

George Stephanopoulos' Heroic Ancestors

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Clip: S2 Ep9 | 2m 55s | George Stephanopoulos learns that his Great-Grandfather resisted Nazi occupation in WW2. (2m 55s)

Tracing Tina Fey's Paternal Line

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Clip: S2 Ep9 | 2m 39s | Tina Fey discovers her 5th Great-Grandfather, once an esteemed guest of Ben Franklin. (2m 39s)

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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...

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