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# Slave Trade
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/slave-trade-x7jpaa/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-29T07:32:45.000Z
- Description: Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Questlove discover unexpected family histories.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 6, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_7b71521e-f668-4abe-a2a1-2daecd313184, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with film director Ava DuVernay, actor S. Epatha Merkerson, and musician Questlove to the unexpected places where their ancestors were scattered by slavery, upending their notions of African American history—and their own family trees.