Finding Your Roots
Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner
Leslie Odom, Jr. wrestles with the realization that his 5th great-grandfather owned slaves
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Finding Your Roots
Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner
Clip: Season 8 Episode 8 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Leslie Odom, Jr. wrestles with the realization that his 5th great-grandfather owned slaves
Leslie Odom, Jr. wrestles with the realization that his 5th great-grandfather was a white slave owner after reading the will in which he bequeathed some of his belongings to his “illegitimate, colored” children.
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Finding Your Roots
Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner
Clip: Season 8 Episode 8 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Leslie Odom, Jr. wrestles with the realization that his 5th great-grandfather was a white slave owner after reading the will in which he bequeathed some of his belongings to his “illegitimate, colored” children.
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Leslie Odom, Jr. on How “Hamilton” Changed His Life
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Leslie Odom, Jr.’s Great-Grandfather Comes to America
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Nathan Lane’s Grandfather Died in a Workhouse
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Clip: S8 Ep8 | 51s | Nathan Lane gets disturbing news that his great-great-grandfather died in a workhouse. (51s)
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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...