Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection

Name: Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection
Uploaded: 2014-10-01T18:21:52Z
Duration: P155S
Description: 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.

Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 2m 35s | Video has closed captioning.

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.

Aired: 10/07/14

Rating: NR