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94-year-old wants his birth certificate after being born on a plantation: ‘I missed out on so much’

Face2Face Africa

Face2Face Africa

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June 24, 2026

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At 94 years old, James Dorsey, a great-grandfather from Houston, feels the lingering impacts of slavery in his life. He is on a quest to obtain a birth certificate, which he believes is a crucial piece of his identity that has been missing. “I was born on Ellerbe Plantation. Shreveport, Louisiana,” Dorsey told ABC13. “As...

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