being driven from his land and enslaved by a conquistador named Fernandez de Lugo. Finding Your Roots is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV ...

Sebastián de Belalcázar served under Francisco Pizarro, the “infamous conquistador who brutally ... A month before Leguizamo appeared on "Finding Your Roots," protestors tore down the statue.

Finding Your Roots Season 11 episode list Jan. 7 – “Larger Than Life” – actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried Jan. 14 – “La Famiglia” – talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael ...

Spending time in graveyards and libraries may not be everyone’s idea of summer fun, but for those interested in finding their ... cemeteries in pursuit of your roots, keep your smartphone ...

From surprise distant cousins to unsettling news about their distant relatives’ ties to slavery, we’ve rounded up some of the most shocking revelations from “Finding Your Roots.” ...

Things became very emotional for comedian Iliza Shlesinger during her visit with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Tuesday's episode of Finding Your Roots. The series was able to uncover a lot of ...

You can get in touch with Jamie by emailing [email protected]. Popular ancestry show Finding Your Roots is deep into its ninth season but host Henry Louis Gates Jr. admits he's "surprised" the ...

Related: Ciara Learns She's Related to Derek Jeter on Finding Your Roots: 'You Are Kidding Me!' Gates explained that, based on the show’s DNA analysis of its guests, the Curb Your Enthusiasm ...

The Finding Your Roots host tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue the two-time Oscar winner, who graduated from Yale in 1985, offered to look after his daughters Liza and Maggie during her time as ...

Sunny Hostin has gained a new perspective on her past. On the latest episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. revealed that Hostin is only 7 percent indigenous Puerto Rican and ...

On the latest episode of Finding Your Roots, host Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the genealogy of two singers from two diverse backgrounds and genres: Ciara and Alanis Morissette. After ...

Everyday tools and free apps on your mobile device can help you collect ... but for those interested in finding their roots, collecting information about one’s ancestors is a “family ...