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A stunning find in his family tree: The Bushes’ ancestors enslaved his relatives
Charles Holman had been researching his family tree for more than half a century when he stumbled upon a piece of information that left him slack-jawed. Holman, 66 and African American, had spent much of his life collecting loose threads — stories passed …