Who Do You Think You Are? (US) Season 2 Episode 1 - Vanessa Williams

Airdate: 2011-Feb-04

Episode summary:

As someone who has made history on her own, Vanessa Williams ("Desperate Housewives") sets out on a journey to find out if her ancestors were also trailblazers. Her search leads her to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and to South Carolina where she finds ancestral ties to the Civil War's Union Army. She also heads to the South and discovers an ancestor who was an educator in a time when many African-American southerners did not have the opportunity to receive an education.

About Who Do You Think You Are? (US) series:

The series – an adaptation of the award-winning hit British television documentary – leads celebrities on a journey of self-discovery a...Show more >