The Surprising Love Story in Sheryl Lee Ralph's Ancestry
Season 11
Episode 9
About the Episode
Sheryl's discovers her third great grandparents, a mixed race couple, got married in 1837.
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| Expires: | Runtime: 4m 09s
Recent Episodes
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Episode 10, Season 11<br> Finding My Roots
Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.| 52:10 -
Episode 9, Season 11<br> Moving On Up
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.| 52:10
Extras
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Early Stand-Up Experience
Comedian Wanda Sykes recalls a poorly-received stand-up routine early on in her career.1:00 -
Gupta Family Scrolls
Finding Your Roots uncovers scrolls that list 8 generations of Sanjay Gupta's family tree.1:14 -
Spending Time in the Castro
Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about living in 1970s San Francisco's Castro.1:58 -
Suing for Freedom
Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks with Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry.4:13 -
Free People of Color
Issa Rae finds out that her relatives were free people of color during the time of s0:25 -
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