Tamera Mowry Deeply Moved By Ancestor’s Fight for Freedom

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Actress Tamera Mowry learns the remarkable story of her third great-grandmother’s journey to freedom on PBS’s Finding Your Roots.
Her third great-grandmother, a woman named Margaret Rolle, was born around 1830 in the Bahamas.
Margaret was a victim of the Bahamas' economy, which was driven by slave labor under the British Empire.

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Actress Tamera Mowry learns the remarkable story of her third great-grandmother’s journey to freedom, and her connection to a 19th-century slave rebellion on PBS’s Finding Your Roots.

Actor Tamera Mowry came to fame alongside her twin sister Tia Mowry in the hit sitcom Sister Sister. Their roots stretch back generations in the Bahamas, and hidden within those roots was a poignant story.

Tamera’s third great-grandmother, a woman named Margaret Rolle was born around 1830 when the Bahamas were part of the British Empire.

With an economy driven by slave labor, searching for evidence of her life, we discovered that Margaret was a victim of that economy.

Watch all new episodes of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Tuesdays at 8/7c on PBS. Learn more or check your local PBS listings.

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Tamera Mowry Deeply Moved By Ancestor’s Fight for Freedom

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