Finding Your Roots
S01E10 Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez
Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier, and Linda Chavez each have Spanish colonial heritage, but their perspectives on their identities vary significantly. This episode explores the complexities of being Hispanic, uncovering how intertwined histories of European, Native American, and African cultures shape individual experiences. Traveling through Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and the Southwest, Professor Gates shares narratives of ancestral Conquistadors, indigenous rebels, and "Crypto-Jews"—Spanish Jews who converted to Catholicism to escape the Inquisition while secretly maintaining their faith.
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Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.
The Return
Like Father, Like Son
John Lewis and Cory Booker
Fatal Flaw
Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada
Blue Lights
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi
Best Buddies
Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Secrets
Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons
One for the Road
Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta
Peregrine
John Legend and Wanda Sykes
Society's Pet
Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez
Fever
The Gift
The System
Appearances
The Probe
Dusty
Barriers
Grifters
The Wedding
Fathers and Sons
Starscape (1)
Starscape (2)
The Test