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Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather

Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather

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Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents

Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents

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Anthony Ramos' Ancestor was Enslaved by Conquistadors

Anthony Ramos' Ancestor was Enslaved by Conquistadors

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Tracy Morgan Discovers a Pre-Civil War Freed Ancestor

Tracy Morgan Discovers a Pre-Civil War Freed Ancestor

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Lena Dunham Uncovers Her Ancestor's Complex Legacy

Lena Dunham Uncovers Her Ancestor's Complex Legacy

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Michael Douglas Unravels His Family's Secret Past

Michael Douglas Unravels His Family's Secret Past

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Lena Dunham's Ancestors' Heartbreaking Story of Survival

Lena Dunham's Ancestors' Heartbreaking Story of Survival

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Unraveling the Willis Family Mystery

Unraveling the Willis Family Mystery

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Megan Robertson's Search for Her Great-Grandfather's Roots

Megan Robertson's Search for Her Great-Grandfather's Roots

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Terrie Morrow's Quest to Unveil Her Great-Grandfather's Origins

Terrie Morrow's Quest to Unveil Her Great-Grandfather's Origins

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Megan Robertson and the Mystery of Green's Real Father

Megan Robertson and the Mystery of Green's Real Father

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Amanda Seyfried Discovers Ancestor Was an Army Musician

Amanda Seyfried Discovers Ancestor Was an Army Musician

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Finding Your Roots

Dionne Warwick Explores the Roots of Her Singing Grandfather

Dionne Warwick explores her family history, focusing on her maternal grandfather, Nitch (Nicholas Drinkard). Through research, she discovers that Nitch's grandparents, John Drinkard Sr. and his wife, owned land in Georgia in the early 1900s, which was uncommon for African-Americans at the time. The Drinkards likely farmed cotton before relocating to Newark, New Jersey, by the late 1920s.
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