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Museum honors stories of enslaved Africans through genealogy

Digging deeply into family lineage has taken off with visits to genealogy websites estimated at over 100 million a year. The newly-opened International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, aims to honor untold stories at one of America’s most sacred sites. That effort involves excavating the past through genealogy. Geoff Bennett reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.