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New research finds DNA ties between enslaved iron forge workers and Americans alive today

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New research using "ancient DNA" may help Black Americans trace enslaved and free ancestors whose names and stories were never recorded.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with STAT reporter Usha Lee McFarling for more.

This segment aired on August 8, 2023.

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