obviously the big manners, livingston phillips, morrissey anna i think it was. they had these big manners where they may be somewhere between 20-40 enslaved people living there but the majority of the people in hudson river valley had maybe one to three enslaved people living in their houses. they were enslavers themselves. what it did is it caused more issues and actually made slavery more cruel than it was in the south because people were isolated, and especially the women. one woman make a living in a household where she might not see other people of color or other enslaved people anywhere near her. so it created an isolated life whereas in the south you would see much more of a slave culture that would be able to develop. you would get the music and these stories and maybe 200 200 people living in their own cabins that were not always being watched by the masters. not that life was easy either way, but from a research slavery in the north was more cruel because the isolation. i felt at a think ashley agreed with me that the way to tell the story about enslav

. >> andrea livingston, eight great granddaughter of phillip livingston. >> when you see the new pictureimage. picture of diverse people. black, white, hispanic. native american. little built of everything. asian. that's more representation of what this country. >> andrea livingston is half filipino and learned she is a descendant of one of the signers. >> it is a point of pride. but i think we have a long way to go. the idea that they were creating the ideas that they were putting into words, we still need to -- strive to make those ideas real. >> laura murphy is new found cousin. >> anything is possible in this country. if we can -- build some connection to our history, it may give us a greater degree of compassion and empathy and humanity which is what i think the country need right now. >> but that phrase, all men are created equal, what does that mean to you? how does that resonate with you today? >> it is a powerful statement. that, i still don't think rings true to a lot of people in this country. they don't feel that. sometimes i don't feel that. certain environments. but i think

one is laura murphy, a seventh generation descendent of phillip livingston, a man who signed it. she was the keynote speaker at >> we have freedom of religion. those rights can be eroded. unless we stand-up for them, we can be in trouble. >> ancestry.com's chief marketing officer wanted to sadie versety isn't just something we value as americans, it is part of who we are. >> let's go back to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> back up on the beltway is getting worse. >> it started to develop in the past couple minutes. outer loop before vw parkway is where it is, but stretches on the right side. we are talking a four mile back up that is growing here. the rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop looking good. all the volumes light. very low here this morning with that exception. northbound vw at 32, disabled vehicle, blocking the left lane. we have delays there as well. i'm hearing about met tra delays we'll talk about that in a second. 270 southbound looks good right now. top of the beltway, this is rare, 60 miles per hour. nice relief for a lot of people. a lot of peopl

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