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Tony Danza 's Grandfather Endured Harsh Working Conditions

Tony Danza wells up with emotion while learning about his grandfather's grueling existence

Aired 02/08/2022

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

Finding Your Roots

Tony Danza 's Grandfather Endured Harsh Working Conditions

Clip: Season 8 Episode 6 | 1m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Tony Danza wells up with emotion while learning about his grandfather's grueling existence

Tony Danza wells up with emotion while learning about his grandfather's grueling existence working as a tinner after migrating to America in 1909.

Aired 02/08/2022

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

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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...

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A Family, Torn Apart by Slavery, Reunites

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Clip: S8 Ep6 | 1m 29s | Terry Crews learns an ancestral family was reunited after being sold off as slaves (1m 29s)

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Preview: S8 Ep6 | 32s | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits down with Terry Crews and Tony Danza (32s)

Terry Crews Discovers His Grandfather Abandoned His Family

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Clip: S8 Ep6 | 52s | Terry Crews discovers that his grandmother sued his grandfather for abandonment. (52s)

Tony Danza’s Greatest Audition

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Clip: S8 Ep6 | 1m 30s | Tony Danza’s Greatest Audition (1m 30s)

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