Valerie Jarrett's Groundbreaking Great-Grandfather

Name: Valerie Jarrett's Groundbreaking Great-Grandfather
Uploaded: 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z
Duration: P175S
Description: Valerie Jarrett digs into the family history of her legendary Great-Grandfather, MIT's first African-American graduate and an accomplished architect, recruited to help build the prestigious Tuskegee Institute. How did a man born into slavery have the resources to send his son to a private college?

Clip: Season 2 Episode 6 | 2m 55s | Video has closed captioning.

Valerie Jarrett digs into the family history of her legendary Great-Grandfather, MIT's first African-American graduate and an accomplished architect, recruited to help build the prestigious Tuskegee Institute. How did a man born into slavery have the resources to send his son to a private college?

Aired: 10/27/14

Rating: NR