Breaking Silences Preview
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, film director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae, introducing them to ancestors who raise profound questions about the shape and meaning of their family trees.
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Biracial Grandmother
S6 E15 - 42s
Gayle King talks about her grandmother, who was biracial, and how she was ashamed to speak of her father.
Grandfathers History
S6 E15 - 1m 25s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shares new information with Gayle King about the two possible men that could be her great-grandfather.
One Third White
S6 E15 - 59s
Gayle King learns new information from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. that she is one-third white and of European descent.
Sale of Slaves
S6 E15 - 1m 31s
Jordan Peele learns new information about his ancestors and considers the psychological trauma that may live through his family as a result.
Stronger Sense of Pride
S6 E15 - 1m 5s
Jordan Peele talks about the deep wound that is inherited from the trauma of slavery.
Free People of Color
S6 E15 - 25s
Issa Rae discovers that her ancestors were free people of color during the time of slavery.
Great Grandfather Died in Battle
S6 E15 - 2m 28s
Issa Rae discovers that in 1917 her Great Grandfather died in battle for the French by German shellfire.
Twisted Family History
S6 E15 - 57s
Issa Rae finds out the truth about her family tree.
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