Finding Your Roots
The Jealous Family Freedom Papers
Clip: Season 2 Episode 4 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor.
Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor, a courageous man named Peter Morgan, who -- through hard work and scrupulous saving -- managed to purchase his own freedom in 1859.
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Finding Your Roots
The Jealous Family Freedom Papers
Clip: Season 2 Episode 4 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor, a courageous man named Peter Morgan, who -- through hard work and scrupulous saving -- managed to purchase his own freedom in 1859.
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