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Julia Roberts discovers her ACTUAL great-great-grandfather and gets a new last name, on Finding Your Roots with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“Is my is my head on straight still? Am I facing you?”
Actor Julia Roberts was about to uncover a secret hidden deep in the branches of her father’s family tree. The story begins with her great-grandfather, John Roberts, and with his mother a woman named Rhoda Suttle.
“You ever hear that name?”
“No.”
“Well I want to tell you about it. Would you please turn the page….”
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Watch all new episodes of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Tuesdays at 8/7c on PBS. Learn more or check your local PBS listings.