Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

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(CBS NEWS) — An Air Force veteran recently purchased a property in Virginia without knowing the history it held.

56-year-old Fred Miller was looking to buy a home in his hometown for his large extended family’s frequent get-togethers.

He had never heard the name Sharswood, and yet this old house would lead him on a journey of discovery, with surprises and revelations that seem both impossible and inevitable all at once.

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