Finding Your Roots
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.
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Finding Your Roots
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Preview: Season 11 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who discover that their ancestors had some remarkable similarities. In stories that span continents and centuries, Gates introduces Kristen and Dax to the soldiers, settlers, and criminals who make up their roots, allowing his guests to understand themselves—and their families—as never before.
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Finding Your Roots
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who discover that their ancestors had some remarkable similarities. In stories that span continents and centuries, Gates introduces Kristen and Dax to the soldiers, settlers, and criminals who make up their roots, allowing his guests to understand themselves—and their families—as never before.
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A new season of Finding Your Roots is premiering January 7th! Stream now past episodes and tune in to PBS on Tuesdays at 8/7 for all-new episodes as renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides influential guests into their roots, uncovering deep secrets, hidden identities and lost ancestors.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(bright music) - [Henry] In this episode, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard uncovered their roots.
- Oh my goodness.
- Whoa!
- "Policeman stopped Honchel and another man.
The trooper found burglary tools."
Oh, here we go.
- Your grandfather saved the life of a fellow soldier.
Yeah.
- I'm very proud of him.
- Your ancestor was captured.
- That's mind-blowing.
- [Henry] Please turn the page.
- He was a spy?
(Henry laughs) - I wasn't expecting that.
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Dax Shepard's Ninth Great-Grandfather Journeyed to America
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Dax hears about the life of his ninth great-grandfather who immigrated from France to Canada. (4m 56s)
Kristen Bell Learns of Family's Generational Trauma
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Kristen learns about her grandfather and great grandfather's generational trauma. (5m 10s)
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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...