of personal discovery by a great grandfather he was a slave of the lead property al-jazeera as james gannon expose his family's legacy of slave owners shut down like my family's status and wealth has benefited from their choice to enslave people and america's debt to the black people today some of us so scar we even scared to speak out because it's a problem. al-jazeera correspondent a moral debt. there are some of the media stories a critical look at the global media spread of its own al-jazeera government shut off access to social media. al-jazeera. you're watching the news hour life from a headquarters in doha and coming up in the next 60 minutes hong kong confirms its 1st death from the corona virus a striking medical workers demand the closure of borders with mainland china. the race to pick a democratic presidential nominee in the u.s. gets off to a confusing start with results delayed. and national mourning declared in kenya and on.

i'm james gannon a news editor for al-jazeera. i grew up in this house in virginia in the southern united states my childhood here was a happy one my family weren't rich but we were comfortable. i was particularly close to my grandmother mary hamilton lee it was she the told me about my lif family history. my most famous ancestor general robert e. lee led the confederate army against the union during the american civil war in the 1900 centuries. i was proud that this man considered one of virginia's greatest heroes was a relative. i wasn't told that he fought to defend slavery. on the 12th of august 2017 these pictures of racial hatred in charlottesville in virginia were particularly shocking. because that white supremacists were rallying around was the preservation of a statue of my ancestor robert e. lee. i felt outraged that my family name was associated with the k.k.k. and neo nazis. what happened in charlottesville made me consider for the 1st time the true legacy of my slave owning ancestors. i want to know why people in my

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journey of personal discovery my great grandfather he was a slave in the property al-jazeera is james gannon expose his family's legacy of slave owners shut down like my family's status and wealth has benefited from their choice to slave people and america's debt to the black people today some of us so scar we even scared to speak out as a surprise. al-jazeera correspondent a moral debt. the. this is al jazeera reminds of the top stories for you know the number of people who've died from coronavirus in china has risen to more than 360 a certain factions response of the government to impose severe restrictions on movement in a 2nd major city protesters in iraq kurds announcing the appointments of new prime minister mohammad to lobby has promised reforms and early elections put the demonstrators out samantha greater political change. and has been shot dead by police in london after 2 people were stopped on a busy street police say the attack was terrorism related. well as return to our top story on the corona virus has been reported in 24 countries from asia to europe and america researchers i