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Three iconic American storytellers know almost nothing about their own family histories.

Aired 10/07/2014 | Rating NR

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

Finding Your Roots

Our American Storytellers Promo

Preview: Season 2 Episode 3 | 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Three iconic American storytellers know almost nothing about their own family histories.

Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper and Anna Deavere Smith are three iconic American storytellers who have spent their lives chronicling the lives of others all the while knowing almost nothing about their own family history:

Aired 10/07/2014 | Rating NR

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

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...

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Anderson Cooper's Civil War Era Surprise

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Anderson Cooper learns a surprising fact about his Civil War era ancestors. (2m 23s)

Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection

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Anna Deavere Smith finds her courageous ancestor, a conductor on the Underground Railroad. (2m 35s)

Ken Burns' Revolutionary War Shocker

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Filmmaker Ken Burns discovers a surprising fact about his Revolutionary War-era ancestors. (2m 52s)

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