African American Lives 2

We Come From People

Season 2, Episode 3 of 4

Episode three reveals stories of participants' ancestors during the early years of the United States, including a riveting account of life in slavery by Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother, unearthed within the records of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration, and Peter Gomes' ancestors, who were freed and supported by Quaker families in Virginia in the late 1700s.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
2/3/2010
8 p.m.
1/12/2012
8 p.m.
1/13/2012
2 a.m.
1/15/2012
4 p.m.
1/16/2012
3 a.m.
1/19/2012
2 p.m.
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