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# The New World
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/the-new-world/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-29T07:31:19.000Z
- Description: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 7, Episode 7, #ZZZ_Episode_f92d16c7-02bf-46ef-a54a-2a9d694a178a, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States.