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Finding Your Roots
Leslie Odom, Jr.: His Ancestors Were People, Not Possessions
After hearing the dollar amount that some of his enslaved ancestors were appraised for at an auction, Leslie Odom, Jr. says that "to honor their presence and to honor the fact that they lived and that they weren't things... is deeply meaningful."
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