Henry Louis Gates
Cast Position #1
Finding Your Roots Episode 1.09 John Legend and Wanda Sykes
Episode Premiere
May 13, 2012
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Kunhardt McGee Productions
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/
Episode Premiere
May 13, 2012
Genre
Documentary
Period
2012 -
Production Co
Kunhardt McGee Productions
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/
Main Cast
- Henry Louis Gates
- Jr.
Additional Cast
- Margarett Cooper
- John Legend
- Barack Obama
- Wanda Sykes
Most African Americans struggle to trace their ancestors beyond Emancipation; slavery erased names and family ties with brutal efficiency. But what about the descendants of the handful of free black people who evaded bondage during that terrible time? Musician John Legend and comedian Wanda Sykes discover the extraordinary stories of the free black ancestors they never knew about, while Professor Gates himself and his 98-year-old friend Margarett Cooper delve into the mysteries shrouding the free people of color in their family trees.
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