Numerous descendants of enslaved individuals often lack comprehensive records of their heritage. This episode follows one family's journey to uncover their forgotten lineage, highlighting how science and genealogy can reconstruct a family tree fragmented by slavery. Accompany filmmaker Byron Hurt during a large family reunion as they embrace the joy of kinship within the African diaspora, while unearthing new aspects of their history that they believed were irretrievable.
Show
NOVA
Episode
S50E18
Air Date
Nov 22, 2023
Season 50 Episodes
S50E01
London Super Tunnel
S50E02
Star Chasers of Senegal
S50E03
Ancient Builders of the Amazon
S50E04
New Eye on the Universe
S50E05
Weathering the Future
S50E06
Chasing Carbon Zero
S50E07
Saving the Right Whale
S50E08
Hidden Volcano Abyss
S50E09
Your Brain: Perception Deception (1)
S50E10
Your Brain: Who's in Control? (2)
S50E11
Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
S50E12
Ancient Earth: Frozen
S50E13
Ancient Earth: Life Rising
S50E14
Ancient Earth: Inferno
S50E15
Ancient Earth: Humans
S50E16
Inside China's Tech Boom
S50E17
The Battle to Beat Malaria
S50E18
Lee and Liza's Family Tree