Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce Finding Your Roots

Premiered April 19, 2022
Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce

The divorce of Erin Burnett’s great-great-grandfather from his first wife made headlines.

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Finding Your Roots

For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

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