Overview
Most African Americans struggle to trace their ancestors beyond Emancipation; slavery erased names and family ties with brutal efficiency. But what about the descendants of the handful of free black people who evaded bondage during that terrible time? Musician John Legend and comedian Wanda Sykes discover the extraordinary stories of the free black ancestors they never knew about, while Professor Gates himself and his 98-year-old friend Margarett Cooper delve into the mysteries shrouding the free people of color in their family trees.
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1 - 1Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr. March 24, 2012 -
1 - 2John Lewis and Cory Booker March 24, 2012 -
1 - 3Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada April 01, 2012 -
1 - 4Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon April 07, 2012 -
1 - 5Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi April 14, 2012 -
1 - 6Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal April 28, 2012 -
1 - 7Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons April 29, 2012 -
1 - 8Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta May 06, 2012 -
1 - 9John Legend and Wanda Sykes May 13, 2012 -
1 - 10Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez May 20, 2012