Descendants of enslaved person who helped build White House speak to ABC News

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on How 'Finding Your Roots' Handles Shocking Family Secrets and Guest Privacy

Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses season 12 of PBS's Finding Your Roots, revealing how the show handles shocking ancestry discoveries for cele

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on How 'Finding Your Roots' Handles Shocking Ancestry Discoveries and Guest Privacy

Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses season 12 of PBS's Finding Your Roots, revealing how the show handles shocking ancestry discoveries for cele

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on navigating family secrets and privacy in Finding Your Roots season 12

Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses season 12 of PBS's Finding Your Roots, revealing discoveries about celebrities like America Ferrera (who lea

A Descendant's Fight to Reclaim Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors from Harvard

Tamara Lanier believes she is a descendant of Renty and Delia, enslaved people photographed in 1850 for Harvard scientist Louis Agassiz, who

Harvard hired researcher to uncover slavery ties, fires him for finding slaves

The Forgotten Brits Who Lived Among the Cherokee