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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host / Self Self - Host / Self See fewer	93	12 Years a Slave (2013)
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James L. Hale Self - Author and John's Cousin Self - Author and John's Cousin See fewer	1	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Greg Osborn Self - Researcher, New Orleans Public Library Self - Researcher, New Orleans Public Library See fewer	1	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Self - Host / Self Self - Host / Self See fewer

12 Years a Slave (2013)

CeCe Moore

Self / Adoption Search Expert / Self - DNA / Self - DNA Expert / Self - Genetic Genealogy Expert Self / Adoption Search Expert / Self - DNA / Self - DNA Expert / Self - Genetic Genealogy Expert See fewer

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