Houstonbased news anchor Shannon LaNier was just a child when he learned that he is the sixthgreatgrandson of President Thomas Jefferson and an enslaved woman named Sally Hemings. He has since delved into his ancestry and shared with the 3rd hour of TODAY how he hopes a reframing of Jefferson’s legacy could bring healing to our country.
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