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John Leguizamo’s Lineage is Traced Back 17 Generations

John Leguizamo’s Lineage is Traced Back 17 Generations

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Lena Waithe Discovers Her First Free, Post-Slavery Ancestor

Lena Waithe Discovers Her First Free, Post-Slavery Ancestor

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Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy

Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy

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Lena Waithe Learns the Source of the Name “Waithe”

Lena Waithe Learns the Source of the Name “Waithe”

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John Leguizamo Learns About His 9th Great-Grandfather

John Leguizamo Learns About His 9th Great-Grandfather

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Leslie Odom, Jr. on How “Hamilton” Changed His Life

Leslie Odom, Jr. on How “Hamilton” Changed His Life

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Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner

Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner

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Nathan Lane’s Grandfather Died in a Workhouse

Nathan Lane’s Grandfather Died in a Workhouse

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Joe Lane Becomes Nathan Lane

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Leslie Odom, Jr.: His Ancestors Were People, Not Possessions

Leslie Odom, Jr.: His Ancestors Were People, Not Possessions

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Leslie Odom, Jr.’s Great-Grandfather Comes to America

Leslie Odom, Jr.’s Great-Grandfather Comes to America

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Damon Lindelof Learns of the Horrific Fate of Relatives

Damon Lindelof Learns of the Horrific Fate of Relatives

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Finding Your Roots

Tony Danza’s Greatest Audition

Tony Danza describes how an open audition led to a group of Hollywood heavyweights attending his boxing match, and the chance of a lifetime.