Roots Less Traveled

The Truitt family learns that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers.

A poignant journey starts from an enslaved family's Kentucky roots and their progression to freedom through a monumental court case, an arduous trek across three states and the start of the American dream.

A brother and sister seek out their Japanese heritage.

Gwendolyn and her daughter, Gabrielle, discover that her great-grandfather was liberated on one of the most significant days of President Abraham Lincoln's presidency and later became a hero with the U.S. Colored Troops 1st Infantry in the Civil War.