the first step was to figure out who the last enslaved ancestors were, and sarah miller's death certificateames of her parents, david and violet miller, who would have been adults at the time of emancipation. did you know anything about them? >> not at all. not at all. >> i didn't know anything about them. we didn't. >> reporter: even marion keys, who knew sarah miller, had never heard their names. >> nothing. sure didn't. i just -- i want everybody to know. >> reporter: enter carise bremer, a local historian and genealogist. karen reached out to her to see if she could help. what are the challenges for finding history of african americans? >> african americans were not listed by name until the 1870 census. before that, they were just a number. >> if they were enslaved, they weren't -- >> listed at all. so really, you're looking for any tips and clues that you can. >> reporter: she started by sharswood's then owner, nc, for thanl crenshaw miller. >> there he is. he had 58 slaves here. >> reporter: but with only age and gender listed -- >> you have enslaved people, 69, 44, 34, and not a sing

miller is a director for visually impaired oola melanie innes and formed part of the team alongside robert barr and sarahthe world are in edinburgh for the start of the world's biggest arts festival. the edinburgh festival fringe will see more than 3000 shows from 58 countries to mark 75th anniversary. it all opens tonight with a free open—air performance at murrayfield. pauline mclean reports. pulling out all the stops. it's incredibly — pulling out all the stops. it�*s incredibly exciting full stop none of us really knew whether the audiences would be back or whether the artists would be back but here we are ready to go and the city is buzzing more than it ever has been. the show did gone on last year in open—air venues like this multistorey car park. those took part say they owed it to edinburgh and its festivals. i cut my teeth are, in 19961 was brand—new, i was in a competition, are, in 19961 was brand-new, iwas in a competition,— are, in 19961 was brand-new, iwas in a competition, i learned my craft here, in a competition, i learned my craft here. how — in a competition, i learned my craft here. ho