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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.
Not Just a Part of My DNA
1:12
Angela Buchdahl speaks with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about being a Korean-American Jew.
Calvinist Props
1:21
Pastor Rick Warren learns that his ancestor served as a church deacon in the 1600s.
Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From England to MA
3:36
A look at Pastor Rick Warren’s Puritan ancestor’s migration to America.
The Growth of Islam in America
0:43
Yasir Qadhi discusses the growth of Islam over the past 40 years in the city of Houston.
Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From India to Houston
5:25
An overview of the persecution experienced by Sheikh Yasir Qadhi’s Muslim ancestors.
Education | A Long Journey
5:00
The story of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maternal ancestry
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