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Lisa Ling reads an emotional excerpt from her grandmother's memoir.
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Soledad O’Brien discovers the "bad leg of the family."
Laura Linney reads aloud an ancestor's confession that led to their exile in Virginia.
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Dr. Harold E. Varmus expresses his gratitude to his grandparents for leaving Europe.
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Dr. Jackson views the 1836 estate records listing the names of her enslaved ancestors.
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Dr. Francis Collins learns his ancestor was a Patriot that served in the Continental Army.
Dr. Francis Collins learns his ancestors freed their slaves in 1804.
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Marc Maron discovers an unknown history that may have affected family relationships.
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Terry Gross's career began in a place she couldn't fit — an 8th-grade classroom.
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Jeff Goldblum shares how his mother taught him to use the element of surprise.
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Terry Gross discovers she only exists because of her grandparent's foresight.v
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Though raised Jewish, Terry Gross was never told much about her Jewish ancestors.
