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Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection
2:35
Anna Deavere Smith finds her courageous ancestor, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
The Jealous Family Freedom Papers
2:20
Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor.
Education | The Last Conquistador
5:54
Adrian Grenier learns about his maternal eleventh great-grandfather.
Pueblo Ancestors
1:29
Linda Chavez learns about her ancestors who were Pueblo.
Sir Richard Branson on Visionaries
1:01
Sir Richard Branson tells Henry Louis Gates, Jr. how his mother inspires him.
In Search of Freedom Preview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
1:39
Keenen Ivory Wayans explores his family history in Finding Your Roots: Season Three.
Finding Your Roots: Season Three Preview: Donna Brazile
2:56
Watch a clip of Finding Your Roots, episode one, with guest Donna Brazile.
John Legend's Musical Beginnings
1:21
John Legend's beginnings as a musician and footage of one of his earliest performances.
Suing for Freedom
4:13
Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks with Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry.
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
2:39
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s.
Education | The Story of Peyton Polly
3:55
A look at how John Legend’s ancestor, Peyton Polly, attained his freedom.
Spending Time in the Castro
1:58
Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about living in 1970s San Francisco's Castro.
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