Finding Your Roots
Regina King: “This is Pretty Fantastic”
Regina King sheds tears of joy reading the voter registration card of one of her ancestors
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Finding Your Roots
Regina King: “This is Pretty Fantastic”
Clip: Season 8 Episode 9 | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Regina King sheds tears of joy reading the voter registration card of one of her ancestors
“Even though he couldn’t read, and he couldn’t write, he could feel.” Regina King sheds tears of joy while reading the voter registration card of her third-great-grandfather, who registered only two years after slavery ended.
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Regina King: “This is Pretty Fantastic”
Clip: Season 8 Episode 9 | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
“Even though he couldn’t read, and he couldn’t write, he could feel.” Regina King sheds tears of joy while reading the voter registration card of her third-great-grandfather, who registered only two years after slavery ended.
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