Icon Dionne Warwick is a timeless national treasure with hit songs like "Walk on By" and "Say a Little Prayer." While she's known for breaking through the 1960s predominantly white music industry to become one of the first mainstream Black female artists, Warwick didn't know much about her ancestry.
On Tuesday's "Finding Your Roots," the singer came closer to understanding herself and her family's deep Southern ancestry. Like countless Black people in the U.S. who are unable to trace back their ancestry because of how slavery ripped families apart and erased histories, Warwick knew very little about her family lineage.
