Finding Your Roots
Maternal Third Great Grandparents Freed from Slavery
Audra McDonald learns her ancestors survived slavery and purchased land post-Civil War.
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Finding Your Roots
Maternal Third Great Grandparents Freed from Slavery
Clip: Season 7 Episode 9 | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Audra McDonald learns her ancestors survived slavery and purchased land post-Civil War.
“Look what they did. Look at what they achieved.” Audra McDonald is moved to learn her maternal third great-grandparents survived slavery, started a family, and purchased land post-Civil War.
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Maternal Third Great Grandparents Freed from Slavery
Clip: Season 7 Episode 9 | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
“Look what they did. Look at what they achieved.” Audra McDonald is moved to learn her maternal third great-grandparents survived slavery, started a family, and purchased land post-Civil War.
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Clip: S7 Ep9 | 1m 12s | In an 1860s census, we uncovered Audra McDonald’s ancestors listed in a slave schedule. (1m 12s)
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Preview: S7 Ep9 | 30s | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the family histories of Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin. (30s)
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