@@meeshamarie123 read the agreement when signing up with ancestry, especially the section pertaining to their freedom to do with your information whatever they want. Like HYPOTHETICALLY sell it to a goverment lab that does gain of function research in a foreign land where the rules and regulation don't excist.
What grabbed me by the heart was that blokes reaction. I think my first reaction would have been one of anger. His was joy that they made it through horrific circumstances. That man has been raised right.
For a slave family to be torn apart, find each other again, and remain together was incredibly rare. What a beautiful miracle! I'm crying tears of joy for Terry.
I've also been doing my genealogy, and this reminds me of the moment when I learned that two of the very few Holocaust survivors in my family found each other in the devastating chaos after the war. They were both wandering the highways of Lithuania on foot, grieving, barely clothed, homeless, alone, hoping to find someone they knew who was still alive. And they just happened to pass each other on a road. When I discovered this, I literally yelled out loud, I was so happy for them.
@@nancyhilliard1634 Isn't it amazing? These two, middle aged men fell into each other's arms crying, kissing each other, using terms of endearment for each other (eg Benya for Benjamin), "Benya, you're alive! Dear Benya!"
Incredible story 😊 As an Australian Aboriginal some of Terry Crews ancestors story resonates. My ancestors/ family members were removed under Government removal policies and sent to work for white farmers, their wages were kept from them. 3 generations of my family were moved from their traditional land onto an Aboriginal Mission/Reserve (Bulgandramine - located in the outskirts of central western nsw town of Peak Hill.
So happy that the Newsomes found their way back to each other, and that Terry learned more about his ancestors. It’s very profound and moving to know more about those who came before us. Their resilience, strength, and love is alive and flows in his very veins.
It's amazing to see each branch come back together- their stories are incredibly powerful. We hope you'll record your experiences along with your ancestors' stories to add to your own family history!
Terry Crews is by far my favorite person. He is so humble, honest, talented, and motivating amongst many more things. I first liked him as an actor, but as I began to learn more about him, he easily became someone I could look upto and respect to the fullest. Terry is one of the greats
That was a outcome amidst the tragic and horrific institution of slavery. The family back together and showing up in the census 30 years later. I’m very happy for Terry Crews, that he learned about that part of his family history. Kudos to Dr. Gates for the work he does!
Why do African Americans act as if their history begins with Trans Atlantic Slavery? Why not look at where you really are from before it happened, and that history and culture before it was robbed and stolen. There lays the real treasure, gems, and heritage, and culture. Slavery was an interruption to the history, not the story, why always focus on the one-page interruption instead of the whole book? A DNA test will tell you exactly the answers, and the place it says you are from is your real culture, story, roots, and identity, and this applies to Caribean people too.
This episode brought happy tears to my eyes. The entire family were freed and living together. Very rarely we see such a great ending during war, slavery or early immigration. I hope Terry makes this into a movie. I'll be the first in line. I love history, particularly when it has a happy ending.
For future use, just say 3rd great grandfather. I can trace one of my lines back to my 33rd great grandparents, do you really want me to say, my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents, or 33rd great grandparents?
@@rotagbhdor, you could have just let them say it their way especially since it was only three greats. My guess is you're one of those people that feels that they know more than everybody else and feels the need to educate the ignorant. Edit: I went and looked at some of your replies on other threads, and I am not wrong. I'm guessing You're one of those insufferable people one would speak to at a party that feels the need to show their intellectual superiority to everyone beneath them.
Having such a history, Terry should be unbelievably grateful that he lives in a country where that will never happen again. From what I hear, he is. I can never do this because my ancestry doesn't go back that far on one side of the family.
Glad to hear stories like this but for some of us we can never have the gift Terry had because of not having any information are history about your family and not having help are clue"s where to start. I hope to continue seeing stories like this in the hope's to have what he has.
Starting a family tree on Ancestry is free. You start with yourself and what you know about your parents and grandparents. If any older family members are still living, talk to them about what they know about their parents and grandparents and add that information. From there, you will have the choice to access the historical records collection on Ancestry to view census records and birth, marriage, and death records in order to continue to learn about your ancestors.
Why do African Americans act as if their history begins with Trans Atlantic Slavery? Why not look at where you really are from before it happened, and that history and culture before it was robbed and stolen. There lays the real treasure, gems, and heritage, and culture. Slavery was an interruption to the history, not the story, why always focus on the one-page interruption instead of the whole book? His family history is not the story of slaves. That's one paragraph in a whole book so why stop and start there? A DNA test will tell you exactly the answers, and the place it says you are from is your real culture, story, roots, and identity, and this applies to Caribean people too.
It's simple. Don't start your Ancestors from America, start from your DNA tracing back to your original country and tribe in Africa. The country it proves you were from, is your history and culture and ancestors and take it from there by visiting the place. Why start the story from where your name, your religion, your language, your dress, your food, and your clothes were already forced to change and stolen? Don't even look into that I would say.
Better than any history class I was ever enrolled in, one because it is about real people, who's lines continue into the present day, and two because you hear what the present generation feels, and thinks about their history, it is personal and intimate, it is real.
It is another aspect of the history of slavery. All the things in those history books also happened. So much needs to be taught, yet parents are ready to cancel it all due to white fragility.
Another amazing story has got me in joyful tears for Terry. What an amazing story! How could anyone not rejoice for Ancestry’s findings and the stories it will tell about Terry’s roots. Amazing! I’m jumping for joy for Terry too 😊🙌🏻❤️
Why do African Americans act as if their history begins with Trans Atlantic Slavery? Why not look at where you really are from before it happened, and that history and culture before it was robbed and stolen. There lays the real treasure, gems, and heritage, and culture. Slavery was an interruption to the history, not the story, why always focus on the one-page interruption instead of the whole book? His family history is not the story of slaves. That's one paragraph in a whole book so why stop and start there? A DNA test will tell you exactly the answers, and the place it says you are from is your real culture, story, roots, and identity, and this applies to Caribean people too.
Terry seems to be a great guy and so sad what happened to his ancestors. They were so lucky to be reunited when many families weren't so lucky during that time period. It's an ugly part of this great countries past that needs to come to light and be taught in our schools. Black history month should be a part of regular history books and taught all year. Power in the truth.
40 million african americans, 30% at least have come since the 70s, s 20-28 million who went through slavery, and 30% of africans who maybe come from tribes who sold the africans in America into slavery. So 8.51% of the time should be spent on slavery inside the US, 4% of the time should be spent on how african people in africa enabled and their role in selling their fellow black people. 10% of time should be spent on indentured forced Irish labour, their history fighting for america, and their history even standing against america for mexico, the famine in Ireland etc. 5% of time should be devoted to italian americans, how they came, how they fought against america in ww2, how the crime families started because the USA wanted to undermine Italy etc. 10% of the time should be spent on how the English transported slaves, used indentured servants to avoid calling white people slaves, how they butchered native americans, how up until the 1960s they were running concentration camps in kenya, how they ended the slave trade, why they ban guns (because they are colonial power that wants to keep natives under control), and how they were one of the most destructive forces the planet has ever known. The school year is 180 days only, that means 15 days should be spent on black history in america, If any culture is given more than its share of the population, then it should be native americans not african americans, irish, or british. There is power in truth, and there is a lot of truth to get behind, get very intelligent people to make sure none of the 15 days spent on african americans is wasted, and move onto the huge history that is there.
I think everyone who says "oh some slave owners were good" should see this. It drives home the horror that someone can legally own another human as if they were a piece of furniture.
"Some owners who kept people against their will and forced them to work with no pay in all weather all day long with MAYBE a day of rest on Sunday were okay."
Why do African Americans act as if their history begins with Trans Atlantic Slavery? Why not look at where you really are from before it happened, and that history and culture before it was robbed and stolen. There lays the real treasure, gems, and heritage, and culture. Slavery was an interruption to the history, not the story, why always focus on the one-page interruption instead of the whole book? His family history is not the story of slaves. That's one paragraph in a whole book so why stop and start there? A DNA test will tell you exactly the answers, and the place it says you are from is your real culture, story, roots, and identity, and this applies to Caribean people too.
Slavery still exists, why do you not say anything and stand up for the nonblacks who are slaved today? Is it really about slavery and justice or is it about blaming white people and keeping them reminded of there whit guilt? If it was about slavery and justice you would speak about it today.
I love it. I did Ancestry DNA in 2017 and I love it but have so many questions regarding my family. Hopefully one day I will have time to do the research.
There should be a movie made about Terry's ancestors' family as an epitome of all the enslaved humans in the US. People should never forget this page of human history.
I'm so glad I got to see this episode with Tony Danza and Terry Crews. What an eye opener for both of them with their ancestors, and how they're perspectives have changed after learning new information. God bless them. 🙏🏼💗
Why do African Americans act as if their history begins with Trans Atlantic Slavery? Why not look at where you really are from before it happened, and that history and culture before it was robbed and stolen. There lays the real treasure, gems, and heritage, and culture. Slavery was an interruption to the history, not the story, why always focus on the one-page interruption instead of the whole book? His family history is not the story of slaves. That's one paragraph in a whole book so why stop and start there? A DNA test will tell you exactly the answers, and the place it says you are from is your real culture, story, roots, and identity, and this applies to Caribean people too.
I was felt so much joy with this story. I feel my heart crying for such story … thanks for putting this family history together I know there are miracles … and this family history reunion is part of a great miracle that opened generations to a bigger dream…. I wish this kind of work can also be done with LatinX and Native American communities! May you guys be blessed in this wonderful work! ♥️ ✌️
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Imagine what it took to get the family back together, especially pre-Emancipation. It also required the cooperation of others and likely some compassion. The determination here is beautiful.
Its nothing short of miraculous that the family stuck together through the turmoil and whirlwind of the timeperiod. When you think of the countless familys that were decimated and torn assunder during that time it really is just spectacular to hear of at least a moderatly happy ending.
Yes good thing it was stopped by Europeans worldwide, especially the English who decided to hunt down all international slave trading done over the seas. The total stoppage of slavery as an institution came when Europeans grabbed almost all of Africa in 1890, long after it was stopped in most other places.
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I’m concerned because one photo is used twice for two different celebrities in two different videos: Terry Crews and Ferrell. If you will look back at the videos you will see the same photo used for both. Though seemingly minute it makes me question the validity and accuracy of at least the photos used. This results in a slippery slope as well, because if the photos are not accurately depicting that person’s family history, are the documents inaccurate as well?
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Sooo why dont you tell people on this add that you sell the dna info to 3rd parties like gov agencies and big pharma ... all to make money when you charge people to give up their rights to their personal dna info. Why not make a vid of the family members that were arrested because one person in the fam gave up the rights to the dna ... that was sold to law enforcement
Brought tears to my eyes when he said that they were all listed together again in the Census. Imagine getting to be a full family again after years of separation, heartbreak and slavery… I’d never want to be apart ever again. I remember crying in class when I read an account of a mother being torn from her children during slave time. It said something to the effect of that sound of despair being the worst in the world, and it’s always stuck with me. I believe it might’ve been from 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, something he’d witnessed.
Terry you're right that is a movie. There are many many more movies out there. My family is for sure a movie. We were told for generations that we have Cherokee Indian to explain our skin and come to find out it was a lie. We have African. I still don't know the story behind it.
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Are you from the Southeastern US? Tennessee, NC, Kentucky? You could have Melungeon ancestry, it's very common here & believed to be a mix of European, African & native American or possible Portuguese ethnicity. The reason so many people claimed Cherokee or other NA at that time is that they still had legal rights & protection that other POC didn't. And if you were believed to be even a fraction "negro" you were considered black. So a lot of lighter skinned black & mulatto people just said they were Indian.
@@heathermoser3088 Yes. NC and SC. I'm trying to find out who in the family it was. It's so confusing to me that I don't know where to start and I can't afford a professional.
Do you have an Ancestry account? Even then free features are helpful. I have a small amount of Senegalese DNA & I've been trying to track that down myself. I'd be glad to help you research if you want, I have access to the full Ancestry paid site & if you've done a DNA test I could definitely help. Covid lockdown kicked off a genealogy obsession & I actually discovered an entirely different story of my origins than what I was raised believing. A whole different paternal line if you know what I mean lol
I can't tell you how much respect I have for Terry Crews or for Doctor Louis for that matter! I think they are both loving and kind men and they enhance my life just by being!
Wow. I had to watch this video twice. I can't believe this actually happened. I can only imagine the very first day they moved into their new home, reunited at last, not as slaves, but as free people. How many families were torn apart so that someone else could get free labor?
If Terry was ever gonna play a movie role he could play one of his ancestors it would be amazing education on what happened in the times. I always loved Terry Crew he is a gentle giant of a man.
It reminds me of how my family fled Spain during the Spanish civil war. Two died after being murdered by a communist lunch mob at the start of the civil war. Their crime was working in a Catholic church. One died in the Italian/German bombings of Madrid. Three more were killed in prison camps by both the communist and fascist, seemingly for being suspected of being secret agents but were simply trying to live the best they could in a warzone. Only my great grandma and grandpa were able to get out. They got married a month before the war started and had no kids yet. They weren't able to escape together so one ended up in Texas and the other in Mexico. They somehow found each other again through the Catholic church missions in the South west and were able to resettle in Texas on the boarder of Mexico in McAllen Texas. My great grandfather joined the US Navy in 1941 after pearl harbor and survive the war and had 4 children. Eventually I was born in the very same town in Texas. I joined the Army and found my great grandfather's Navy photos. Its strange to think how you are so similar yet lived such a different life because you were lucky enough to come later. If that Spanish civil war never happened, I would probably live in Spain now with a much larger family. Instead I have a tight smaller family in America.
Not to pour cold water on this, but they said that Fannie was separated from her five children in 1858, and that the whole family was back living together in 1870. However, that census only shows four children over the age of 12. This suggests that they were not reunited with one of their kids.
Don't start your Ancestors from America, start from your DNA tracing back to your original country and tribe in Africa. The country it proves you were from, is your history and culture and ancestors and take it from there by visiting the place. Why start the story from where your name, your religion, your language, your dress, your food, and your clothes were already forced to change and stolen? Don't even look into that I would say.
Slavery has been present since the beginning of time. I am British and the Romans took Britons back to Rome as slaves 2,000 years ago.....Ancient Egypt built the pyramids with slaves. The practice still exists in many parts of the world today. Just look where our mobile phones, clothes etc are made.
Thank you for taking the time to share this insight into your fathers life. It sounds like he went through some extreme hardships and at such a young age too.
To Mr. Crews, remember, where there's a will there's a way. If your heart is strong enough, and your love with it, you can overcome anything. Faith, too.
I wish I knew if mine were correct. I always thought I was french. Turns out, if true, I'm almost half Irish, half North American Indian. My family doesn't believe it.
Please do mine! I'm a Hispanic, white and Sonoran native mix from southern AZ! My father was Mexican and Apache+, my mother is white and Cherokee. Thanks
I watch these videos often. This is the first time I cried with joy! I adore Terry. I can only imagine the pride one would feel discovering that your family had that kind of strength, fortitude, commitment to each other and love! Truly you would be proud!
I have nothing but the deepest respect, admiration, and love for Mr. Crews. What a beautiful family story; I'm grateful that he decided to share it with us. :) Namaste, Mr. Crews ( a.k.a, President Camacho)
