Episode guide
Finding Your Roots: Season 2
10 episodes · first aired Sep 23, 2014
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- 1 In Search of our Fathers Sep 23, 2014 · 1h Three famous guests — Stephen King, Gloria Reuben and Courtney B. Vance — know almost nothing about their fathers’ histories.
- 2 Born Champions Sep 30, 2014 · 1h Billie Jean King, Derek Jeter and Rebecca Lobo learn about their family histories. King discovers that her grandmother was an orphan; Derek Jeter investigates his ancestors' lives as…
- 3 Our American Storytellers Oct 7, 2014 · 1h Ken Burns learns that his Southern ancestors include Confederate soldiers and a slave owner; Anderson Cooper learns that an ancestor on his father's side was killed by one of his slaves…
- 4 Roots of Freedom Oct 14, 2014 · 1h Actor Ben Affleck discovers his mother's past as a Freedom Rider in 1964, NAACP President Ben Jealous learns how far his great-grandfather would go to keep his family whole, and actress…
- 5 The Melting Pot Oct 21, 2014 · 1h Chef Tom Colicchio learns the hardships his family endured in Northern Italy; chef Ming Tsai traces his roots back 2,000 years; chef Aarón Sánchez learns his Mexican roots include…
- 6 We Come From People Oct 28, 2014 · 1h Nas learns about his slave ancestors; Angela Bassett discovers that her family history includes an emancipation story; and Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, learns…
- 7 Our People, Our Traditions Nov 4, 2014 · 1h Tony Kushner learns how the Holocaust impacted his ancestors; Carole King delves into the origins of her family name; and Alan Dershowitz discovers that an Hassidic synagogue started by…
- 8 The British Invasion Nov 11, 2014 · 1h Deepak Chopra, Sally Field and Sting’s ancestry demonstrates the extraordinary influence of the British Empire during the 18th and early 19th century.
- 9 Ancient Roots Nov 18, 2014 · 1h Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris, three quintessential voices in American life, descend from ancestors that were part of the wave of Greek immigrants that flooded…
- 10 Decoding Our Past Through DNA Nov 25, 2014 · 1h Secrets encoded in their genomes challenge these guests’ ideas about their families’ histories and their identities today. This episode features Jessica Alba, Anderson Cooper, Valerie…