Series Details: Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories. The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.

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Upcoming Episodes

Children of Exile (Episode #803)

• Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  

Far from Home (Episode #904)

• Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  

Anchormen (Episode #909)

• Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  

Out of the Past (Episode #910)

• Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Friday, April 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Monday, April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  

Forever Young (Episode #1002)

• Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  

Larger Than Life (Episode #1101)

• Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU
  

Stranger Than Fiction (Episode #1103)

• Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM CT on WFSU
  
• Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU