Finding Your Roots
Roots of Freedom
Season 2 Episode 4 | 52m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
The ancestors of Khandi Alexander and Ben Jealous fight for freedom.
These guests’ families have long been engaged in the battle for freedom and civil rights, but didn’t know those principles were passed down through generations. NAACP president Ben Jealous learns the heroic story of his great-grandfather who purchased his own family to keep them safe and Khandi Alexander learns of her grandfather’s possible murder.
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Finding Your Roots
Roots of Freedom
Season 2 Episode 4 | 52m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
These guests’ families have long been engaged in the battle for freedom and civil rights, but didn’t know those principles were passed down through generations. NAACP president Ben Jealous learns the heroic story of his great-grandfather who purchased his own family to keep them safe and Khandi Alexander learns of her grandfather’s possible murder.
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Clip: S2 Ep4 | 2m 20s | Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor. (2m 20s)
Khandi Alexander's Family Tragedy
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Clip: S2 Ep4 | 2m 56s | Khandi Alexander's ambitious Grandfather met a tragic end. (2m 56s)
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