Roots Less Traveled

Season 3

Watch pairs of family members explore their roots and solve mysteries from their family trees.

Where to Watch Season 3

8 Episodes

  • The Desire for Freedom
    E1
    The Desire for FreedomA poignant journey starts from an enslaved family's Kentucky roots and their progression to freedom through a monumental court case, an arduous trek across three states and the start of the American dream.
  • Finding Freedom in South Jersey
    E2
    Finding Freedom in South JerseyThe Truitt family learns that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers.
  • Watch Along: Akin to Ambition
    E3
    Watch Along: Akin to AmbitionA brother and sister learn their cousin gave the keys to Mexico City to JFK; an uncle and nephew learn about their family's connection to downtown Havana, Cuba; a mother and son learn their African American ancestor owned land before the Civil War.
  • Revisit: Family Surprises
    E4
    Revisit: Family SurprisesAn aunt and nephew learn they have family ties to the Brooklyn Bridge; siblings learn their ancestor went from debtors' prison to owning a fleet of whaling ships; a father an daughter learn their ancestor was a Union soldier in the Civil War.
  • True Family Bonding
    E5
    True Family BondingFaruq Tauheed hosts as brother and sister Jimmy and Kate seek out their Japanese heritage beginning in 1890s Japan, then in San Francisco, and finally in the farmlands of the Central Valley of California in the 1940s.
  • The Price of Freedom
    E6
    The Price of FreedomGwendolyn and her daughter, Gabrielle, discover that her great-grandfather was liberated on one of the most significant days of President Abraham Lincoln's presidency and later became a hero with the U.S. Colored Troops 1st Infantry in the Civil War.
  • Revisit: The Power of Purpose
    E7
    Revisit: The Power of PurposeCousins Patti and Damon learn that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-Emancipation with help from a family of Quakers, and a family discovers how their ancestors gained freedom through a monumental Kentucky court case.
  • Revisit: For Country and Family
    E8
    Revisit: For Country and FamilySiblings seek their Japanese heritage beginning in 1890s Japan in California's farmlands in the 1940s; a mother and daughter discover their ancestor was freed from enslavement by President Lincoln and became a Civil War hero.

 

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