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Discovering America's Black DNA

Discovering America's Black DNA

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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

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To The Best Of Our Knowledge is a nationally-syndicated, Peabody award-winning public radio show that dives headlong into the deeper end of ideas.

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DNA tests are uncovering family histories. In some cases they're
also revealing mixed bloodlines and the buried history of
slavery. For African Americans, this can be emotionally-charged.
What do you do when you find out one of your direct ancestors was
a slave owner? And does it open the door to new conversations
about racial justice and social healing?

Original Air Date: March 10, 2018

Guests:

Alex Gee — Erin Hoag — Annette Gordon-Reed — Anita Foeman

Interviews In This Hour:

How Do You Know Ruben Gee? — Searching for America's Racial
History in a Graveyard — Uncovering America's Buried History: The
Story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings — Changing Our
Conversation About Race Using Genetic Testing

Further Reading:

"Black Like Me" podcast