Rita Dove's Ancestor Had Run-Ins With the Law

Extras

• 

  Laurence Learns About His Great-Great-Great-Grandmother

  Laurence discovers the identity of his great-great-great-grandmother.

  4:12
• 

  Skip Discovers His Great-Great-Grandfather

  Skip discusses Jane Gates, his oldest known ancestor up until now.

  4:14
• 

  Finding My Roots Preview

  Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

  0:30
• 

  Lonnie Bunch Discovers His Grandfather's Heroic Educationonal Efforts

  Lonnie learns about his grandfather who served on a school committee for mainly Black students.

  3:41
• 

  The Surprising Love Story in Sheryl Lee Ralph's Ancestry

  Sheryl's third great grandparents, a mixed race couple, got married in 1837.

  4:09
• 

  Moving On Up Preview

  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.

  0:30
• 

  Debra Messing's Polish Ancestors Voyaged to New York

  Debra discovers her grandfather's earliest years in America after leaving Poland.

  3:53
• 

  Melanie Lynskey Learns of a Long-Lost Relative

  Melanie discovers a potential match for her great-grandfather.

  4:21
• 

  The Butterfly Effect Preview

  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.

  0:30
• 

  Latin Roots Preview

  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.

  0:30