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Season three of Finding Your Roots explores how diverse racial, religious and ethnic backgrounds challenge many of our long-held national myths.

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The stories we tell preview kara walker 2538b5076c68ccc430065f73b5c82d79
The Stories We Tell
Episode 1
The irish factor e45943d91eb773629ff92e9dfe4ad1ec
The Irish Factor
Episode 2
Episode seven preview family reunions 6b478ca6fb668fdf519f1646647afbe5
Family Reunions
Episode 7
Episode eight preview pioneers d01be53904883b3ba0c014cb574dea7f
The Pioneers
Episode 8
Episode nine preview the long way home e5588fd4570615cb318f41a9ef457dac
The Long Way Home
Episode 9

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Sean Combs | Free Ancestors
The stories we tell preview kara walker 2538b5076c68ccc430065f73b5c82d79
Kara Walker | The Stories We Tell
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Patricia Arquette | From France to Canada
Julianne moore in war stories 926fb5996c84c869bf7179d9fe41296c
Julianne Moore | A Strong Military Background
Frank gehry on visionaries 8f0e9fd097c501d4d9cfff012839b9e9
Frank Gehry | A Choice to Protect Family
Visionaries maya lin 5c1f1847be83cd43e625b9f75ac52d33
Maya Lin | A Mother's Difficult Childhood
The long way home azar nafisi d652c1a00d817ad268f60369be8f716c
The Long Way Home: Azar Nafisi
The long way home julianna margulies 6ead4f46b400bdbe7f32b29eaff371f2
The Long Way Home: Julianna Margulies
The long way home lidia bastianich b107c2d4553b62da98cb802a5e333ae1
The Long Way Home: Lidia Bastianich
The pioneers sandra cisneros adf0bffbb46f0efb034d709e2a17c209
The Pioneers: Sandra Cisneros
The pioneers neil patrick harris 3442fe99018c05bfa4d34179eb78ebf8
The Pioneers: Neil Patrick Harris
The pioneers gloria steinem bdedb2b2eaaf656cc761925a7466df66
The Pioneers: Gloria Steinem
Family reunions sean combs e810de0cd4fadadc7dac80603a6a8202
Sean Combs | Great-Great Grandfather
Family reunions ll cool j e07560c3f3b518dd169b555ed885c487
LL Cool J | New Found Relatives
War stories julianne moore 0e5b6938bbb79143899967d7e5c62f28
Julianne Moore | Book Lover & Drama Queen
War stories patricia arquette eeb71981ed9d4a95d8d0e1498172c7a1
Patricia Arquette | Hundred Days Men
War stories john mccain 55d757490722fe1e848c54d92e2cc6d5
War Stories: John McCain
Maya lin on visionaries 11814e9db163cbd773f2fa84682bc95e
Maya Lin | Family Life Before the Communist Revolution
Visionaries sir richard branson 048c3c87e228bc7a5e7a9ff9a16b9cc4
Sir Richard Branson | Secrets in India
Sir richard branson on visionaries b3022ba5a405cacc826bf12e58f70106
Sir Richard Branson | On His Mother
Visionaries frank gehry 6875020d8a2f5929397dc5635392abd2
Frank Gehry | Three Concentration Camps
Tragedy time comedy bill hader 226b1d91d8bb07237ff6b5871944614f
Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Bill Hader
Tragedy time comedy jimmy kimmel 771c298e91fffbe6679f2e53c799b69c
Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Jimmy Kimmel
Tragedy time comedy norman lear ab1d734cfe6ba9dae52e657c845f343c
Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Norman Lear
In search of freedom preview shonda rhimes 0cca86bae34cc08accfd415c292f13ab
In Search of Freedom Preview: Shonda Rhimes
In search of freedom preview maya rudolph 9ae81c452cb0de272899e482e49778ec
In Search of Freedom Preview: Maya Rudolph
In search of freedom preview keenen ivory wayans 1cb1e3ca3bd2182c881a268857533001
In Search of Freedom Preview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
The irish factor bill maher b6e52f02b27d1b6c5d24e70f47b3e64e
The Irish Factor: Bill Maher
The irish factor soledad obrien 102b727be386ab5570403b3f86d0c9ca
The Irish Factor: Soledad O'Brien
The irish factor bill oreilly 9e43ff3db2b8a3a2edd451e9035270fd
The Irish Factor: Bill O'Reilly

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