Finding Your Roots
Tenacity in the Genes
Gretchen Carlson learns that tenacity has run in the family for centuries.
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Finding Your Roots
Tenacity in the Genes
Clip: Season 7 Episode 8 | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Gretchen Carlson learns that tenacity has run in the family for centuries.
Gretchen Carlson learns she may have inherited her tenacity and assertiveness from her ancestors, who bravely fought in the civil war.
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Tenacity in the Genes
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Gretchen Carlson learns she may have inherited her tenacity and assertiveness from her ancestors, who bravely fought in the civil war.
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Preview: S7 Ep8 | 30s | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages of Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon. (30s)
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Clip: S7 Ep8 | 1m 24s | Don Lemon learns that his father was a trailblazer during the Civil Rights Movement. (1m 24s)
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Clip: S7 Ep8 | 1m 33s | Gretchen Carlson discovers the truth behind her grandfather’s family history. (1m 33s)
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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...