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S7 E8 - 30s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.
Don Lemon Learns How His Relatives Were Valued
S7 E8 - 2m 6s
Don Lemon discovers shocking news that his maternal ancestors were sold for $1,800 after a slave owner’s wife passed away.
DNA Match
S7 E8 - 1m 35s
Don Lemon finds out that he is a descendent of the white man who owned his maternal ancestors.
Don’s Dad and the Civil Rights Movement
S7 E8 - 1m 24s
Don Lemon discovers his late father was a trailblazer during the Civil Rights Movement, filing a lawsuit in Baton Rouge to desegregate the public transportation buses.
Main Motor’s History
S7 E8 - 1m 33s
Gretchen Carlson learns that her great grandparents separated, and her great grandmother raised their children on her own.
Shame Hurts
S7 E8 - 1m 48s
Gretchen Carlson explains the emotions she felt towards her former pageantry journey as Miss America.
Tenacity in the Genes
S7 E8 - 1m 46s
Gretchen Carlson learns she may have inherited her tenacity and assertiveness from her ancestors, who bravely fought in the civil war.
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