Finding Your Roots S2E6 — We Come From People

7.9

Finding Your Roots•Season 2•Episode 6

We Come From People

7.9/10 · 43 votesOct 28, 201460 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

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Nas learns about his slave ancestors; Angela Bassett discovers that her family history includes an emancipation story; and Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, learns about the free people of color in her family's past

Previous episodeE5 · The Melting Pot Next episodeE7 · Our People, Our Traditions

Seasons13

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

Season 2 Episodes10

E1 7.8

In Search of our Fathers

E2 7.5

Born Champions

E3 7.5

Our American Storytellers

Roots of Freedom

The Melting Pot

We Come From People

Our People, Our Traditions

E8 7.6

The British Invasion

E9 7.8

Ancient Roots

E10 7.6

Decoding Our Past Through DNA

Cast1

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"We Come From People" is episode 6 of Finding Your Roots season 2. It scored 7.9/10 from 43 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.6). It aired on October 28, 2014.

Next: E7 · Our People, Our Traditions Best of Season 2