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

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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.

Reporter Henry Louis Gates Jr. is finally having his turn in the hot seat on Finding Your Roots, and is set to unearth his own family secret, on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. Gates ...

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.