Kunta Kinte Festival Provides A Glimpse Into Black Families' Heritage

Genealogist Lyndra Pratt Marshall has helped thousands of people trace their roots

When she was a child growing up in Lothian, Lyndra Pratt loved spending time with her grandmother, Margaret Ann Easton, at Easton's nearby farm.

Naturally, Pratt was curious about this woman she loved so dearly. What, she wondered, had her grandma's life been like? How had she become the way she was?
"Who are your parents?" Pratt asked one day when she was 8. "Where did they come from?"

Easton burst into tears.

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