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Estate planning can significantly impact future generations. In honor of Black History Month ACTEC Fellow Terrence M. Franklin<\/a> shares his journey of discovery: how his fourth great-grandmother Lucy Sutton and her eight children and six grandchildren were freed from slavery through a last will and testament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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