Apparently, actor Ben Affleck requested that a PBS special censor the fact that some distant ancestor owned slaves.
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Full disclosure: My earliest paternal ancestors arrived in Maryland around 1645. They and their many descendents were slave owners to the end. Assorted ancestors fought on both sides of the Civil War. I have learned not to judge them by today's mores.
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Full disclosure: My earliest paternal ancestors arrived in Maryland around 1645. They and their many descendents were slave owners to the end. Assorted ancestors fought on both sides of the Civil War. I have learned not to judge them by today's mores.
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