Finding Your Roots | Clip | Don Lemon Learns How His Relatives Were Valued
Don Lemon discovers shocking news that his maternal ancestors were sold for $1,800 after a slave owner’s wife passed away.
Don Lemon discovers shocking news that his maternal ancestors were sold for $1,800 after a slave owner’s wife passed away.
For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.