Sponsors: African-American Lives: The Promise of Freedom (1:43) --

Credits & Introduction: African-American Lives (2:04) --

Uncovering Life Stories of Former Slaves (1:13) --

Jane Gates (2:13) --

Owning Land After Slavery (0:52) --

Whoopi Goldberg (2:22) --

Slaves Attempt to Buy Land in Florida (2:22) --

The Homestead Act and Former Slaves (1:18) --

Slaves Learn to Read and Write (1:57) --

Land and Literacy (1:44) --

Strong Family Ties (1:03) --

Family Struggles (3:34) --

Reconstruction Period for Former Slaves (1:04) --

Jane Gates Genealogy (2:38) --

Jane Gates "Rented" to James Brady (3:02) --

Former Slaves Fall into Debt (2:12) --

Oppression of Ex-Slaves (1:40) --

African American Contributions (1:54) --

Trade schools (1:48) --

Students of Utica Institute (0:51) --

A Brady Connection (3:20) --

Uncovering another Generation (1:31) --

DNA Samples Collected (1:17) --

Whoopi Goldberg's Ancestors (1:18) --

Oprah's Roots in Education (1:28) --

Lost Slaves Seek Out Family (2:35) --

Unanswered Questions for Descendants of Ex-Slaves (1:47) --

Making a Way out of No Way (2:04) --

Credits: African-American Lives: The Promise of Freedom (2:01).