Actor Ben Affleck’s slave-owning ancestor was a Georgia sheriff | POLL
Actor Ben Affleck, shown last November accepting a Hollywood Film Award on behalf of the creators for “Gone Girl,” has apologized for getting PBS to take out information about his slave-owner ancestor, a Georgia sheriff, in its “Finding Your Roots” episode on Affleck. (Photo: Reuters)
By Adam Carlson
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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