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Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks with Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry.
2:20
Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor.
2:35
Anna Deavere Smith finds her courageous ancestor, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
2:52
Filmmaker Ken Burns discovers a surprising fact about his Revolutionary War-era ancestors.
6:47
A look at how Wanda’s black ancestors became free in the 1600s.
3:55
A look at how John Legend’s ancestor, Peyton Polly, attained his freedom.
1:08
An overview of how the Revolutionary War helped slaves attain their freedom.
4:12
Linda Chavez discovers how her family was involved in the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico.
1:29
Linda Chavez learns about her ancestors who were Pueblo.
3:03
Margaret Cho learns the reasons for her father’s family’s hurried escape from Korea.
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Martha Stewart learns the fate of her great grandparents and why they came to America.
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Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about living in 1970s San Francisco's Castro.
