Edward Ball- The Genetic Strand

    Marty talks with EDWARD BALL. He won the National Book Award for his first book “Slaves in the Family” which looks at the history of his slave-owning family from South Carolina. His latest book, “The Genetic Strand,” continues the story with his discovery of a an ancestor’s lock of hair which he has tested at DNA labs.
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