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8 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 9, 2021
The Truitt Family learn that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers. Hosted by Faruq Tauheed.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 2, 2021
Finding Freedom in South Jersey: The Truitt family learns that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners before emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 16, 2021
Brother and sister, Rob and Michelle learn that their Cousin Ernesto gave the keys to Mexico City to John F. Kennedy. In Cuba, uncle and nephew Jr. and Al bond while learning that Al's grandfather owned 32 blocks in downtown Havana. Mother and son Sharee and Devon learn that their ancestor, an African American man, owned land in Tennessee before the Civil War. Hosted by Faruq Tauheed.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 23, 2021
Aunt and nephew, Tammy and Julian, learn they have family ties to the Brooklyn Bridge. Brother and sister Ashley and Elliott learn that their 3-times great-granddad went from debtor's prison to owning a fleet of Whaling Ships. Father and daughter Paul and Kalina discover Paul's great grandfather was a Union Soldier and drummer-boy during the Civil War. Hosted by Faruq Tauheed.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 20, 2021
Brother and sister, Jimmie and Katie, seek out their Japanese heritage beginning in 1890s Japan, then to the farm lands of the central valley of California in the 1940s, and discover a family tree of community leaders and a decorated soldier. Hosted by Faruq Tauheed.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 27, 2021
With her daughter Gabrielle at her side, Gwendolyn discovers that her great-grandfather was freed from enslavement by President Abraham Lincoln prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, and later became a hero with the U.S. Colored Troops, 1st Infantry during the Civil War.
Episode 7
Sat, Dec 4, 2021
In New Jersey, Cousins Patti and Damon, learn that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-Emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers. Plus, a family discovers how their ancestors gained their freedom through a monumental Kentucky court case and an arduous trek across three states, to start the American dream. Hosted by Faruq Tauheed.
Episode 8
Sat, Dec 11, 2021
In California, siblings Jimmie and Katie seek out their Japanese heritage beginning in 1890s Japan, then to the farm lands of the central valley of California in the 1940s, and finally discover a family tree of community leaders and a decorated solider.. In Maryland, with her daughter Gabrielle at her side, Gwendolyn discovers that her great-grandfather was freed from enslavement by President Abraham Lincoln prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, and later became a hero with the U.S. Colored Troops, 1st Infantry during the Civil War. Hosted by Faruq Tauheed.