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Experts find Rev.'s painful roots
By AUSTIN FENNER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
In a revelation that will stun the nation, the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of America's most powerful black leaders, has unearthed a shattering family secret - his ancestors were slaves owned by relatives of the late South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond.
Full article: Slavery links families
By AUSTIN FENNER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
In a revelation that will stun the nation, the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of America's most powerful black leaders, has unearthed a shattering family secret - his ancestors were slaves owned by relatives of the late South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond.
Full article: Slavery links families