{"id":40597,"date":"2022-07-29T17:31:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40597"},"modified":"2022-07-29T17:31:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:31:15","slug":"finding-your-roots-with-henry-louis-gates-jr-season-nine-premieres-january-3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/29\/finding-your-roots-with-henry-louis-gates-jr-season-nine-premieres-january-3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” Season Nine Premieres January 3, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for an all-new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Over the course of ten episodes, Gates uses genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis to guide twenty-one influential guests through the branches of their family trees. Uncovering buried secrets and inspiring stories of long- forgotten ancestors, the new season will premiere January 3, 2023, on PBS, and stream on PBS.org<\/a> and the PBS Video app.<\/p>\n

FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season Nine highlights the genealogical backgrounds and ancestral stories of prominent guests that helped to define who they are today. The season features actors Jamie Chung (“Lovecraft Country<\/em>“), Brian Cox (“Succession<\/em>“), Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show<\/em>“), Claire Danes (“Homeland<\/em>“), Jeff Daniels (“American Rust<\/em>“), Viola Davis (“The Woman King<\/em>“), David Duchovny (“The X-Files<\/em>“), Richard Kind (“Inside Out<\/em>“), Joe Manganiello (“True Blood<\/em>“), Tamera Mowry (“The Real<\/em>“), Edward Norton (“Fight Club<\/em>“), Julia Roberts (“Ticket to Paradise<\/em>“) and Danny Trejo (“Machete<\/em>“); pop star Cyndi Lauper; comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash; athlete and sportscaster Tony Gonzalez; journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones; activist Angela Davis; and statesman Jeh Johnson.<\/p>