John Legend's Musical Beginnings
In this video, John Legend discusses his musical beginnings and shows rare footage of Legend performing one of his earliest compositions.
Previews + Extras
Early Stand-Up Experience
S1 E9 - 1m
Comedian Wanda Sykes recalls a poorly-received stand-up comedy routine early on in her career.
Suing for Freedom
S1 E9 - 4m 13s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. talks with friend Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry, and learns about her great, great, great grandmother, a female slave who sued her master for her own freedom.
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
S1 E9 - 2m 39s
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s and how a marriage certificate proves their free status.
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Ancestors
S1 E9 - 6m 47s
A look at how Wanda’s black ancestors became free in the 1600s.
Education | The Story of Peyton Polly
S1 E9 - 3m 55s
A look at how John Legend’s ancestor, Peyton Polly, attained his freedom.
Education | Fighting for Freedom
S1 E9 - 1m 8s
An overview of how the Revolutionary War helped slaves attain their freedom.
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