Finding Your Roots S1E9 — John Legend and Wanda Sykes

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Finding Your Roots•Season 1•Episode 9

John Legend and Wanda Sykes

7.8/10 · 53 votesMay 13, 201260 min

Ranked #8 of 10 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Most African Americans struggle to trace their ancestors beyond Emancipation; slavery erased names and family ties with brutal efficiency. But what about the descendants of the handful of free black people who evaded bondage during that terrible time? Musician John Legend and comedian Wanda Sykes

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Seasons13

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Season 1 Episodes10

E1 8.0

Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

E2 7.9

John Lewis and Cory Booker

E3 7.9

Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

E4 7.9

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon

E5 6.9

Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi

E6 7.9

Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal

E7 8.0

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

E8 8.0

Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta

E9 7.8Now viewing

John Legend and Wanda Sykes

E10 7.7

Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez

Cast1

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"John Legend and Wanda Sykes" is episode 9 of Finding Your Roots season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 53 votes, ranking #8 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on May 13, 2012.

Next: E10 · Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez Best of Season 1