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What to Watch on Tuesday: ‘Finding Your Roots’ season finale, new ‘Frontline’

Henry Louis Gates Jr., left, with comedian Lewis Black in the Season 7 finale of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., left, with comedian Lewis Black in the Season 7 finale of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS. McGee Media / PBS

Finding Your Roots (8 p.m., PBS NC) - In the Season 7 finale, comics Lewis Black and Roy Wood Jr. learn about the hardships in their family trees which may have attributed to their ability to find humor in adversity.

Frontline: Escaping Eritrea (10 p.m., PBS NC) - Secret footage and testimony shed new light on allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription in Eritrea in Eastern Africa.

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The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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