Slave Registers, Wills, and Famous Connections
Clip: Season 3 Episode 5 | 1m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
New Englanders learn how slave registers, wills, and legends connect them to the past.
What reasons did African Americans have for owning slaves? What can probate records reveal? Can these people really be related to Albert Einstein or a legend of the American Revolution?
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Slave Registers, Wills, and Famous Connections
Clip: Season 3 Episode 5 | 1m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
What reasons did African Americans have for owning slaves? What can probate records reveal? Can these people really be related to Albert Einstein or a legend of the American Revolution?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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