The Surprising Love Story in Sheryl Lee Ralph's Ancestry

Season 11 Episode 9

Finding Your Roots

About the Episode

Sheryl's discovers her third great grandparents, a mixed race couple, got married in 1837.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 4m 09s

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Extras

Country Roots Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the backgrounds of musicians Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

0:34
A Surprise in DNA

Clint Black discovers that he is 1% Sub-Saharan African.

1:14
DNA cousins with Angela Bassett

Rosanne Cash discovers that she is DNA cousins with Angela Bassett.

0:55
Johnny Cash was an Amateur Genealogist

Rosanne Cash opens up about how her father, Johnny Cash, was an amateur genealogist.

1:12
African American Ancestry

Rosanne Cash discovers that she has African American ancestry.

1:27

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