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Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From Romania to NY
4:48
A look at Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s Jewish ancestors’ migration from Romania to the U.S.A.
Education | Questioning Jewish Identity
2:39
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl describes growing up as a Korean Jew.
Education | Facing Muslim Stereotypes after 9/11
3:43
Sheikh Yasir Qadhi describes hatred and stereotypes encountered after September 11, 2001.
Education | Slavery in the North
5:26
A look at slavery in the North and the views and actions of Quakers.
Not a Dumb Critter
1:50
Kyra Sedgwick learns the interactions between her ancestor and a slave named Mumbet.
Education | After Slavery
2:55
A look at President Lincoln's appeal to the nation to rebuild after the Civil War.
Children Keep Going
1:07
Condoleezza Rice remembers the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
A Patriot Ancestor
1:45
Robert Downey, Jr. learns about his ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War.
From Butterflies to Beetles
1:22
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. corrects a long-standing story in Maggie Gyllenhaal's family.
Education | Noble Blood
5:27
An exploration of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s noble lineage dating back to King Henry I of England
Education | Starting Points
3:57
Actors Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal discuss what they know of their origins.
Education | A Long Journey
5:00
The story of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maternal ancestry
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