The Darkest Secret Hidden in Lionel Richie’s Family Tree | Who Do You Think You Are USA

Lionel Richie was incredibly close to his grandmother, yet mystery surrounds the identity of her father because she would never talk about him. Lionel unravels the remarkable life story of his great grandfather, John Louis Brown - tracking his life from slavery to freedom, through the optimism of Reconstruction, and the disillusionment and broken promises of the Jim Crow era, charting almost 100 years of black history. And in the course of this journey, Lionel's view of his great-grandfather will change. Although he starts off denouncing him as a scoundr… Video by YouTube channel.