Education | As American as it Gets
An exploration of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s connection to some of the earliest and most prominent members of the American WASP establishment.
Education | Founding Mothers
Professor Gates uses DNA testing to trace Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maternal lineage back thousands of years to Ancient Judea
Education | Noble Blood
An exploration of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s noble lineage dating back to King Henry I of England.
Faith and Rebellion
The story of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s third great grandfather’s central role in creating a religious community, and her father’s ultimate rejection of it.
Education | A Long Journey
The story of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maternal ancestry dating back to her Jewish great grandfather’s emigration from Tsarist Russia.
Education | Starting Points
Actors Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal discuss what they know of their respective family origins.
Education | Questioning Jewish Identity
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl describes growing up as a Korean Jew, facing stereotypes, and questioning her Jewish identity.
The Growth of Islam in America
Forty-four years after his father arrived in Houston as one of a handful of Muslims, Yasir Qadhi returned to the city lead a congregation of 30,000 in prayer.
Education | Facing Muslim Stereotypes after 9/11
Sheikh Yasir Qadhi describes hatred and stereotypes encountered after September 11, 2001.
Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From England to MA
A look at Pastor Rick Warren’s Puritan ancestor’s migration to America.
Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From Romania to NY
A look at Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s Jewish ancestors’ migration from Romania to the United States.
Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From India to Houston
An overview of the persecution experienced by Sheikh Yasir Qadhi’s Muslim ancestors and their quest for religious freedom.
Not Just a Part of My DNA
Angela Buchdahl speaks with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about being a Korean-American Jew and when she first decided she wanted to be a rabbi.
Calvinist Props
Pastor Rick Warren learns that his ancestor served as a deacon in an American church established in the 17th century.
Not a Dumb Critter
Kyra Sedgwick learns about the slave, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman who, after hearing the Declaration of Independence, turns to Kyra's ancestor, the well-known attorney Theodore Sedgwick, to help secure her freedom.
Education | After Slavery
A look at President Lincoln's appeal to the nation to rebuild after the Civil War and the response to his request by Kevin Bacon's ancestor Lydia Atkinson and other Quakers.
Quakers in Early America
Kevin Bacon's Quaker ancestor immigrated from England to America for the chance to freely practice his religion. Arriving in the New World, the ancestor bought huge plots of land from the well-known Quaker leader William Penn.
Education | Mumbet
An overview of the story of a slave named Mumbet and the role that Kyra's ancestor played in helping secure her freedom.
Education | Slavery in the North
A look at slavery in the North and the views and actions of Quakers including Kevin Bacon's ancestor Samuel Atkinson.
Education | Searching for Barbara Walters Family's Name Pt 2
A look at how researchers uncovered Barbara Walters ancestors last name by examining a tombstone and historical documents.
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