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DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

Kasi Lemmons learns that she is DNA cousins with Kevin Bacon.

Aired 02/16/2021

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

Finding Your Roots

DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

Clip: Season 7 Episode 5 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Kasi Lemmons learns that she is DNA cousins with Kevin Bacon.

Kasi Lemmons discovers she has a shared identical stretch of DNA with actor Kevin Bacon.

Aired 02/16/2021

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...

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