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Sterling K. Brown Recalls Last Moment He Saw His Dad Alive

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Jon Batiste Ancestor Seen As "Property"

Jon Batiste Ancestor Seen As "Property"

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Jon Batiste's Grandmother Moves to Oregon

Jon Batiste's Grandmother Moves to Oregon

Jon Batiste's Grandmother Moves to Oregon

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Jon Batiste’s Ancestor Signs Name With “X”

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Sterling K. Brown Learns About His Grandmother's Death

Sterling K. Brown Learns About His Grandmother's Death

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Sterling K. Brown Discovers Rare Roots

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Taking Strength from Ancestors

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A Grandfather's Imagery as a Black Man

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Family Roots in U.S Back to 1776

Family Roots in U.S Back to 1776

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Finding Your Roots

The Name Stonestreet

Henry Lewis Gates Jr. discovers how the name Stonestreet came to be.