Finding Your Roots
Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy
Lena Waithe learns about the short life expectancy of slaves on a sugar plantation.
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Finding Your Roots
Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy
Clip: Season 8 Episode 7 | 1m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Lena Waithe learns about the short life expectancy of slaves on a sugar plantation.
“I think there’s a level of ‘not being able to understand’ that I don’t think will ever come. It’s not meant to be understood.” Lena Waithe learns that the life expectancy of slaves on a sugar plantation was seven to nine years.
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Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy
Clip: Season 8 Episode 7 | 1m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
“I think there’s a level of ‘not being able to understand’ that I don’t think will ever come. It’s not meant to be understood.” Lena Waithe learns that the life expectancy of slaves on a sugar plantation was seven to nine years.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths. (32s)
John Leguizamo Learns About His 9th Great-Grandfather
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John Leguizamo is stunned by how far back his lineage has been traced. (1m 6s)
John Leguizamo’s Lineage is Traced Back 17 Generations
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We traced John Leguizamo’s lineage back to 17 generations of surprising ancestors. (1m)
Lena Waithe Discovers Her First Free, Post-Slavery Ancestor
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Lena Waithe expresses gratitude for the unimaginable hardships her ancestors endured. (1m 36s)
Lena Waithe Learns the Source of the Name “Waithe”
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Lena Waithe reacts to hearing that her surname derives from slave owners in Barbados. (1m 21s)
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