Black in Latin America
Explore the unknown history of two significant Black populations in Mexico and Peru.
Explore the unknown history of two significant Black populations in Mexico and Peru.
Discover how Brazil is waking up to its legacy as the world's largest slave economy.
See how slave labor imported in the 19th century shaped Cuba's culture.
Race in the Dominican Republic and the first-ever Black republic in Haiti.
Two incredible stories of people desperate to find missing family in this episode.
Two women looking for answers to questions that have haunted them for decades.
This episode features two stories shaped by moments from British history.
Two stories of new beginnings are featured in this episode.
Two of our youngest ever searchers look for birth families on the other side of the world.
Olympic snowboarder Graham learns to make sacrifices and studies his Asian ancestry.
Matthew turns to his ancestors to mourn the death of his brother who served in Iraq.
Nancy is her husband's full-time caregiver and wants to be self-empowered.
Roi looks to his ancestors to find a way to deal with his anger and find peace.
Rachel looks to her ancestry and learns that her great-grandma was in a quartet.
Amber helps her daughter discover her African American heritage and self-acceptance.
Gates maps the roots of Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos, and David Sedaris.
Gates reveals the roots of Alan Dershowitz, Carole King, and Tony Kushner.
Gates digs into the roots of Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper, and Anna Deavere Smith.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves into the roots of Geoffrey Canada and Barbara Walters.
Gates delves into the roots of Tom Colicchio, Aarón Sánchez, and Ming Tsai.