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LeVar Burton discovers he’s descended from Confederate soldier: ‘There’s some conflict roiling inside of me’
LA Times ^
| January 17, 2024
| Emily St. Martin
Posted on 01/18/2024 8:42:01 PM PST by Mafe
LeVar Burton got a glimpse into his lineage in “Finding Your Roots” and discovered something about his ancestors that shocked him.
The former “Reading Rainbow” host, freedom-to-read advocate and actor knew little about his lineage. He’d been estranged from his father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, since he was 11, and his mother, Erma Gene Christian, had been tight-lipped about her own history. Burton said it was “impossible” to get her to open-up about her upbringing.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: 0chat; ancestry; burton; chat; confederate; findingyourroots; genealogy; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; hollywood; levar; levarburton; lol; reparations; thecivilwar
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Not sure why he finds this troubling, since he still supports the Democratic Party.
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posted on
01/18/2024 11:09:40 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Mafe
This explains the missing bedsheets.
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posted on
01/18/2024 11:14:37 PM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
To: Tennessee Nana
You did not get shipped to the New World to live with the savages because the King was fond of you. :)
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posted on
01/18/2024 11:17:41 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
I have no idea about this frenzy to find out your dna tree....I mean, does one not trust their own mother?..their grandmother....?
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posted on
01/18/2024 11:34:05 PM PST
by
cherry
To: Mafe
Not as ironic as wearing a spray painted hair clip for a visor for several years.
45
posted on
01/18/2024 11:43:16 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Mafe
That is why, he has been successful during his life.
To: jmacusa
There are a lot of Bourbon bastards running around, so you might not be too far off.
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posted on
01/19/2024 12:00:44 AM PST
by
buwaya
(Strategic imperatives )
To: Mafe
‘There’s some conflict roiling inside of me’ -PJ
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posted on
01/19/2024 12:14:53 AM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: Mafe
Freed blacks in the South also owned slaves. They could even find a light complected slave and buy her as a wife. Blacks also fought for the Confederacy. History isn’t as simple as liberals want to make out to have been.
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posted on
01/19/2024 12:27:55 AM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: A strike
Never heard of him. Is he a halfback? Wide receiver?
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posted on
01/19/2024 12:32:56 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: frank ballenger
Or sushi from a gas station.
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posted on
01/19/2024 12:34:12 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: buwaya
Levardis
With a name like this, no wonder he had such a big chip on his shoulders for all these years.
To: rfp1234
I’m glad you are descended from Attila the Hun instead of Aunt Tilly the Nun.
To: Secret Agent Man
Levar, they could do the same type of taking alens to you [...]Pardon?
Regards,
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posted on
01/19/2024 1:07:56 AM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: Blurb2350
Something like 75-80% of black Americans of slave descent have at least some white blood. It’s quite common. If that figure - 75-80% - is true now, shouldn't it increase to 95-96% by the following generation (assuming that intermarrying amongst nominally "Black" people is not constrained by their bloodlines)?
Regards,
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posted on
01/19/2024 1:10:00 AM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: j.havenfarm
There were black slave owners who ... Wait for it, owned White Slaves!😯
(Shocker, I know!)🥴
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posted on
01/19/2024 1:29:40 AM PST
by
justme4now
(Our Right's are God given and I don't need permission from politicians or courts to exercise them!)
To: justme4now
At one point in time, more slaves were owned by mulatto’s than owned by whites!
(I know, another shocker)🤣
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posted on
01/19/2024 1:32:59 AM PST
by
justme4now
(Our Right's are God given and I don't need permission from politicians or courts to exercise them!)
To: Mafe
I like ‘Finding Your Roots.’ Guess I can skip this week’s show. I’m used to old style TV show watching.
To: Mafe
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posted on
01/19/2024 1:54:11 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Aunt Tilly sure got around.
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posted on
01/19/2024 1:56:13 AM PST
by
rfp1234
(E Porcibus Unum )
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