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Roots Less Traveled

Roots Less Traveled

Two family members gain a newfound understanding and respect for each other when they set out on adventures to solve mysteries around their ancestry.

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Two family members gain a newfound understanding and respect for each other when they set out on adventures to solve mysteries around their ancestry.
  • The Desire for Freedom

    Episode 1 - 19 mins
    A poignant journey leads to freedom for an enslaved family through a monumental court case.
  • Finding Freedom in South Jersey

    Episode 2 - 19 mins
    The Truitt family learns that its African American ancestors were landowners pre-emancipation.
  • Akin to Ambition

    Episode 3 - 19 mins
    Families learn about their ancestors in Tennessee, Mexico City, and Havana, Cuba.
  • Family Surprises

    Episode 4 - 19 mins
    Families discover their ancestral connections to the Brooklyn Bridge, the Civil War and more.
  • True Family Bonding

    Episode 5 - 20 mins
    A brother and sister seek out their Japanese heritage in 1890s Japan and 1940s California.
  • The Price of Freedom

    Episode 6 - 20 mins
    A mother and daughter learn their ancestor was a Civil War hero in the Colored Troops 1st Infantry.
  • The Power of Purpose

    Episode 7 - 19 mins
    Cousins learn that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-Emancipation.
  • For Country and Family

    Episode 8 - 19 mins
    Siblings seek their Japanese heritage, and a mother and daughter learn how their ancestor was freed.

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