Amarie Baker and her mother, Joyce, look into their family history to discover that one of their ancestors actually registered to vote during the Reconstruction Era in 1867 (prior to voter suppression laws later passed by U.S. states). Amarie later surprises her mother with a special Q&A with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for a deeper dive in history.

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