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Angela Bassett's Emancipated Ancestors
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Angela Bassett follows her ancestors' journey from slavery through emancipation.
Nas' Enslaved Roots: "A Receipt for a Human Being"
2:52
Nas encounters his 3rd Great-Grandmother's Bill of Sale, a devastatingly telling document.
Ming Tsai's Ancestral Homeland
2:48
Professor Gates' team visited China to confirm the Ming Tsai family genealogy.
Anderson Cooper's Civil War Era Surprise
2:23
Anderson Cooper learns a surprising fact about his Civil War era ancestors.
Billie Jean King's Grandmother's Secret
3:16
Tennis champ Billie Jean King discovers a secret buried in her Grandmother's past.
Gloria Reuben's African Link
3:11
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals evidence that links Gloria Reuben's family back to Africa.
Courtney B. Vance's Fearless Ancestors
2:36
Courtney B. Vance's fascinating family line goes back to a runaway slave turned soldier.
Education | The Last Conquistador
5:54
Adrian Grenier learns about his maternal eleventh great-grandfather.
John Legend's Musical Beginnings
1:21
John Legend's beginnings as a musician and footage of one of his earliest performances.
Education | Starting Points
3:57
Actors Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal discuss what they know of their origins.
Calvinist Props
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Pastor Rick Warren learns that his ancestor served as a church deacon in the 1600s.
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