Summary: 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: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/alex-gee" target="_blank">Alex Gee</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/erin-hoag" target="_blank">Erin Hoag</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/annette-gordon-reed" target="_blank">Annette Gordon-Reed</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/anita-foeman" target="_blank">Anita Foeman</a> Interviews In This Hour: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/how-do-you-know-ruben-gee" target="_blank">How Do You Know Ruben Gee?</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/searching-americas-racial-history-graveyard" target="_blank">Searching for America's Racial History in a Graveyard</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/uncovering-americas-buried-history-story-thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings" target="_blank">Uncovering America's Buried History: The Story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/changing-our-conversation-about-race-using-genetic-testing" target="_blank">Changing Our Conversation About Race Using Genetic Testing</a> Further Reading: <a href="https://www.alexgee.com/category/blacklikeme/" target="_blank">"Black Like Me" podcast</a>
