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# Rising From the Ashes Preview
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/trailers/rising-ashes-preview/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T14:30:32.000Z
- Description: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.5, #ZZZ_Trailer_93a9ec7c-8770-483f-9d25-65f367e3f4e6, #trailer

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.