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Lena Waithe Discovers Her First Free, Post-Slavery Ancestor
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Lena Waithe expresses gratitude for the unimaginable hardships her ancestors endured.
Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy
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Lena Waithe learns about the short life expectancy of slaves on a sugar plantation.
Lena Waithe Learns the Source of the Name “Waithe”
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Lena Waithe reacts to hearing that her surname derives from slave owners in Barbados.
Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce
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The divorce of Erin Burnett’s great-great-grandfather from his first wife made headlines.
Amy Carlson Loves Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Meet-Cute
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Amy Carlson reacts to learning about the adorable way her great-great-grandparents met.
Erin Burnett Reads Her Great-Grandmother’s Baptism Record
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Erin Burnett reads the baptism record of her great-grandmother.
André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”
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André Leon Talley’s fashion muse was none other than his grandmother.
Amy Carlson Admires Her Sixth-Great Grandmother’s Stoicism
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When Amy Carlson's sixth great-grandfather died in battle, one of his sons replaced him.
André Leon Talley Grandfather Was Stationed in France
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André Leon Talley learns that his grandfather was stationed in France in WWI.
André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment
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André Leon Talley reads a will in which his ancestor was given away as slave property.
A Family, Torn Apart by Slavery, Reunites
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Terry Crews learns an ancestral family was reunited after being sold off as slaves
Terry Crews Discovers His Grandfather Abandoned His Family
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Terry Crews discovers that his grandmother sued his grandfather for abandonment.
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