Roots Less Traveled

Host Faruq Tauheed takes half-siblings Michelle and Rob to Mexico City where they discover that they are related to the Uruchurtus, a very famous Mexican political family. Their journey includes a trip to the ornate National Palace where they learn that their second cousin Ernesto gave the keys to Mexico City to President John F. Kennedy. During the preparation for the annual cultural event The Day of the Dead, they learn their third cousin Manual Uruchurtu died on the Titanic, after giving up his seat on a lifeboat to a woman in need.

Grandpa and grandson Evan and Scott travel to Montana to learn that Evan's great-grandfather was an integral part of the 1862 U.S. western states expansion and that two of his uncles were prisoners of war in WWII, both receiving Purple Hearts.

Mom and son duo Sharee and Davone travel to Nashville, Tennessee, where they learn that their fourth great-grandfather Larkin Ford was a part of an 1840s landmark Tennessee case in which he was awarded the farm that he worked on as a slave.

Half-siblings Michelle and Rob relive their journey to Mexico City, where they discovered they were related to a famous Mexican political family, and they share how it felt to learn their cousin died on the Titanic after giving up his lifeboat seat.

Father and daughter Paul and Kalina revisit their journey through the battlegrounds of Port Republic, Virginia, including discovering the drummer boy relative captured in battle who found the strength to escape and reunite with his comrades.

Uncle and nephew Al and JR revisit their journey to Havana, Cuba, where they explored the 32 blocks of downtown that their ancestor helped develop and share how the journey allowed them to reconnect in ways they couldn't have imagined.

A poignant journey starts from an enslaved family's Kentucky roots and their progression to freedom through a monumental court case, an arduous trek across three states and the start of the American dream.

A family learns that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners before the emancipation proclamation because of a friendly family of Quakers.

A brother and sister learn about their cousin's past and the time he gave the keys to Mexico City to JFK; an uncle and nephew learn their family has a connection to downtown Havana, Cuba; a mother and son learn about their ancestors.