Access to this video is a benefit for WQED members.

Member Sign In

Learn More

Family: Lost and Found

Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve haunting family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez. Sifting through stories of the Armenian Genocide, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Jim Crow South, slavery, and the American Revolution, Gates unravels deep secrets and uncovers lost ancestors--compelling each of his guests to rethink their own identities.

More Episodes

Passport Icon

Out of the Past

Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.

Passport Icon

Anchormen

Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.

Passport Icon

And Still I Rise

Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson

Other Shows You May Enjoy