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# André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/extras/andre-leon-talley-stunned-by-ancestors-bequeathment/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-26T12:04:35.000Z
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.3, #ZZZ_Extra_3143dd94-7f9d-4d7c-9bb1-7b27d71829dc, #extra

André Leon Talley and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discussed how his great-great-grandfather’s bequeathment from a slave owner to his child was similar to how a car or piano would get passed down in a will.