Ben Affleck and PBS Failed at Helping Viewers Deal With the Past

“It saddens me to learn that superstar Ben Affleck asked Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the Public Broadcast Service to withhold information about his slave-owning ancestors when he appeared on the documentary series “Finding Our Roots.” It’s understandable that Affleck would be embarrassed to learn such shocking news about his ancestors, but we can’t hang him out to dry for making an emotional request. With a little research, a huge number of Americans would find out that they too have not only slave owners but slaves in their bloodline.”

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