Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 1, Episode 8, John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper / producers: John Maggio, Julia Marchesi, Caitlin McNally, Sabin Streeter, Jesse Sweet, Jack Youngelson.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., host, writer.

Maggio, John, producer.

Marchesi, Julia, producer.

McNally, Caitlin, producer.

Streeter, Sabin, producer.

Sweet, Jesse, producer.

Youngelson, Jack, producer.

Inkwell Films (Firm), production company.

Kunhardt McGee Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooper, Margarett.

Legend, John.

Sykes, Wanda, 1964-.

Sykes, Wanda.

Celebrities--Genealogy.

Celebrities.

Families--History.

Families.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (57 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 13, 2015).

OCLC:

919205370