Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of talk show host Sara Haines and playwright Tracy Letts—tracing their roots from frontier towns in the American west to diverse places in the east, telling stories of scoundrels, soldiers, and U.S. Presidents, while also discovering surprising connections to Native Americans communities—revealing the complexity at our nation’s core.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the families of Danielle Deadwyler and Rhiannon Giddens.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of director Spike Lee and actor Kristin Chenoweth.
