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A Family, Torn Apart by Slavery, Reunites Finding Your Roots

Premiered February 08, 2022
A Family, Torn Apart by Slavery, Reunites

Terry Crews learns an ancestral family was reunited after being sold off as slaves

About the Program

Finding Your Roots

For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

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