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# Anchored to the Past
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/anchored-past/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-29T07:32:43.000Z
- Description: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages of Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 7, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_4f6484c5-b632-4f4d-bf5c-f89bf5527dd8, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.