Tracing Your Roots -- Genealogy Advice From The Root |
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Black Man Buried With My White Kin; Why?
Tracing Your Roots: A white reader wants to learn about a Civil War vet interred with his ancestors.
Tracing Dad's Ancestry Without His DNA
Tracing Your Roots: A biracial reader wants to learn more about her birth father's heritage.
Am I Related to Basquiat?
Tracing Your Roots: A reader researching famous ties gets a few pointers for finding Haitian roots.
I'm Black and I Think I Have Presidential Roots
Tracing Your Roots: A blues singer thinks he is descended from Lincoln's mom; his daughter seeks advice.
Stars' Family Tree Questions Answered
On Finding Your Roots, notables discover their origins. Here are some of the big reveals.
