In a recent episode of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, LeVar Burton, best known as the former host of Reading Rainbow and a passionate literacy advocate, had a profound and enlightening experience. The episode delved into Burton's familial background, particularly his estranged relationship with his father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton.
After his parents' divorce when he was just 11 years old, Burton and his father had been separated for decades. However, host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. revealed a surprising connection between Burton and his paternal side of the family that shed light on the common ground they shared.
