The Surprising Love Story in Sheryl Lee Ralph's Ancestry

Season 11 Episode 9

Finding Your Roots

About the Episode

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

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 4m 09s

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Biracial Grandmother

Gayle King shares how little she knows of her great-grandfather.

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Sale of Slaves

Jordan Peele learns new information about his ancestors.

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Season 6 Preview

Season six of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. premieres on October 8th!

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Season 7 Official Preview

A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres on January 19 at 8/7c!

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Related to Royalty

Glenn Close learns that she is directly related to Princess Diana.

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Grandmothers Great Spirit

Glenn Close recalls her grandmother's great spirit.

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Catholic Divorce Scandal

John Waters talks about his grandparents' secret divorce.

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Family Fortune

John Waters learns how his family fortune came to be.

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Season 7 Inside Look

The new season premieres Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS.

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Against All Odds Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg.

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