With the help of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., comedian Maya Rudolph uncovers heartbreaking details about her late mother Minnie Ripperton’s roots. Start Your Ancestry Family Tree: http://www.ancestry.com/s115779/t4517...

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00:00 Introduction
0:41 Maya Rudolph finds her enslaved ancestors
1:37 Maya Rudolph breaks down reading slave records