Preview: Season 9 Episode 9 | 32s | Video has closed captioning.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.
Aired: 03/28/23
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JONES: What?
NARRATOR: On, "Finding Your Roots".
Jim Acosta.
ACOSTA: Your preconceived notions of where you came from, who you are, doesn't mean squat.
NARRATOR: And Van Jones.
JONES: I knew that my dad's side of the family had a rougher path.
NARRATOR: Finding a founding family in Cuba.
GATES: I wonder if they even know?
ACOSTA: I'm sure they don't know.
NARRATOR: And a DNA match!
GATES: You would never guess in a million years.
JONES: That's nuts!
NARRATOR: "Finding Your Roots".
Finding Your Roots.
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A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres January 3, 2023 8/7c! Tune in 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.
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