He invited prominent Black celebrities and traced their family trees into slavery. When the paper trail ran out, they would ...

It was just mysteries inside mysteries inside mysteries, like a Russian doll of family secrets. “Every time I step around a ...

Panhandle PBS will premiere “Family Treats,” the broadcast portion of a limited digital series inspired by “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” ...

"This is so stunning. I am just floored,” Gates said on the episode after learning the truth about his ancestor.

NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree.