Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 2 Episode 3
Ken Burns learns that his Southern ancestors include Confederate soldiers and a slave owner; Anderson Cooper learns that an ancestor on his father’s side was killed by one of his slaves; and Anna Deavere Smith learns about her great-grandfather, who was a free black man and former conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Episode Title: Our American Storytellers
Air Date: 2014-10-07