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Woman learns her ancestors were enslaved by a congressman’s ancestors

Por: NBC News Nation October 05, 2023

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LINDEN, Tenn. — On the day after Christmas two decades ago, Lacretia Johnson Flash left her Maryland home and drove 800 miles to the place where her ancestors were once enslaved. It was 2001, and Lacretia was 30. She had just finished her master’s degree, but despite the achievement, she recalls feeling a “profound aloneness.” Her boyfriend had left her. Cancer claimed her mother, and her father was reeling from the loss. But a note her... + full article



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