During this episode, I thought about how many generations passed down the untruth (unintentionally) that all documents that link us to our ancestors do not exist because they were all destroyed. It is sad that school administrators allowed that myth to continue even when “Roots” was shown on television in 1977. I never knew there was a “Genealogy” department in the public library. The educators heard us and allowed us to remain ignorant about our ancestors.
