The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican MillionaireConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1164, Segment 1
Sep 7, 2021 • 48m
A historian unwinds a complicated family history on two sides of the Mexican border and gets the reaction of family members who learn the truth about their ancestor.
Guest: Karl Jacoby, co-director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University and author of "The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire"