Finding Your Roots
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s.
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Finding Your Roots
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
Clip: Season 1 Episode 9 | 2m 39s
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s.
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s and how a marriage certificate proves their free status.
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Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
Clip: Season 1 Episode 9 | 2m 39s
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s and how a marriage certificate proves their free status.
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Clip: S1 Ep9 | 1m | Comedian Wanda Sykes recalls a poorly-received stand-up routine early on in her career. (1m)
Education | Fighting for Freedom
Clip: S1 Ep9 | 1m 8s | An overview of how the Revolutionary War helped slaves attain their freedom. (1m 8s)
Education | The Story of Peyton Polly
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Clip: S1 Ep9 | 3m 55s | A look at how John Legend’s ancestor, Peyton Polly, attained his freedom. (3m 55s)
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Ancestors
Clip: S1 Ep9 | 6m 47s | A look at how Wanda’s black ancestors became free in the 1600s. (6m 47s)
John Legend's Musical Beginnings
Clip: S1 Ep9 | 1m 21s | John Legend's beginnings as a musician and footage of one of his earliest performances. (1m 21s)
Clip: S1 Ep9 | 4m 13s | Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks with Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry. (4m 13s)
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