The Ties that Bind.

"'It was probably the most shocking thing of my life...I couldn't describe to you the emotions I have had...everything from anger to outrage to reflection to some pride and glory." Genealogists discover a hitherto unknown historical (and perhaps genetic) link between Al Sharpton and Strom Thurmond: namely, in the dark days of slavery, Thurmond's people owned Sharpton's. "'In the story of the Thurmonds and the Sharptons is the story of the shame and the glory of America,' Sharpton said Sunday."