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Anna Deavere Smith’s Underground Railroad Roots | FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Preview | PBS

Watch the full-length episode at https://video.pbs.org/video/2365335848/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=fiyo_covefullprogram (US Only) Actress, playwright, and professor learns of her courageous ancestor, a conductor along the Underground Railroad. With the help of the Finding Your Roots research team, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was able to relay details about this inspirational hero, a freed slave risked his life to help others on the path to freedom.

For more, visit https://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/