African American Lives

A Way Out of No Way

The story of Chris Rock's great-great-grandfather, who served in South Carolina's state legislature following the Civil War. Also, Don Cheadle learns that his ancestors were enslaved by Chickasaw Indians.

Rating: TV-PG

A Way Out of No Way

The story of Chris Rock's great-great-grandfather, who served in South Carolina's state legislature following the Civil War. Also, Don Cheadle learns that his ancestors were enslaved by Chickasaw Indians.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

We Come from People; The Past is Another Country

Information about Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother is unearthed in the records of the Works Progress Administration, a Depression-era federal agency.

Rating: TV-PG

The Road Home; A Way Out of No Way

The second-season premiere introduces the blacks whose genealogical histories will be explored, including Maya Angelou, author Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock and Tina Turner.

Rating: TV-PG

The Road Home; A Way Out of No Way

The second-season premiere introduces the blacks whose genealogical histories will be explored, including Maya Angelou, author Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock and Tina Turner.

Rating: TV-PG