article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Would you want a TV program about your family history to include details of a distant, long-deceased relative who had owned slaves?
article_snippet.sent: And three other celebrities profiled on the series last season were shown to have been related to slave owners.
article_snippet.sent: Let's be clear: "Finding Your Roots" is not an investigative news show; an investigative news show's an entertainment program.
article_snippet.sent: It's not "60 Minutes" but more in the nature of a sophisticated profile of celebrities, using their marquee names to attract viewers.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dean Obeidallah says the actor and show "Finding Your Roots" to avoid mentioning his slave-owning ancestor were right to leave the detail out .