Previews + Extras
Anderson Cooper's Civil War Era Surprise
S2 E3 - 2m 23s
TV journalist Anderson Cooper discovers a surprising fact about his Civil War era ancestors, and must reconcile with his family's dark past.
Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection
S2 E3 - 2m 35s
Actress, playwright, and professor learns of her courageous ancestor, a conductor along the Underground Railroad. With the help of the Finding Your Roots research team, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was able to relay details about this inspirational hero, a freed slave risked his life to help others on the path to freedom.
Ken Burns' Revolutionary War Shocker
S2 E3 - 2m 52s
Documentary filmmaker and patriotic American Ken Burns discovers an incredibly surprising fact about his Revolutionary War-era ancestors -- they were loyalists, devoted to the Union Jack!
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