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Series Details: Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots
Still from show: Finding Your Roots.

This series originally premiered on November 20, 2014 and is now available for streaming on WFSU Passport.

To access full seasons of Finding Your Roots, sign up for a membership, for as little as $5 a month.

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories. The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.


Upcoming Episodes

Secret Lives (Episode #903)
  • Monday, April 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
Born to Sing (Episode #1001)
  • Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Monday, April 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
Forever Young (Episode #1002)
  • Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Monday, April 29, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
Fathers and Sons (Episode #1003)
  • Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
In The Blood (Episode #1009)
  • Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Monday, April 8, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
Viewers Like You (Episode #1010)
  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  • Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  • Monday, April 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU