To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Discovering America's Black DNA

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DNA tests are uncovering mixed bloodlines. 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? Does it open the door to new conversations about racial justice?

Guests:

  • Alex Gee

  • Erin Hoag

  • Annette Gordon-Reed

  • Anita Foeman

    • Interviews:

    • 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

      • ...more
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