Family History
The show, African American Lives 2 found out in 2008 that Freeman’s great-great-grandparents were in fact slaves. Also, they had moved from North Carolina down to Mississippi.
Family History
In addition, it was revealed that since his great-great-grandfather was Caucasian, he couldn’t legally marry Morgan Freeman’s great-great-grandmother who was African American. However, the two are buried next to each other.
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