1: I would n't , and neither did Ben Affleck , who lobbied producers of a PBS show ,  Finding Your Roots ,  to remove any reference to his great-great-great grandfather Benjamin Cole , a Georgia slave owner in the mid-1800 's , in an episode that looked at Affleck 's family history . 2: And on Tuesday , Affleck , via Facebook , admitted that he had urged Gates to excise any reference to his slave-owning relative . 3: Ben Affleck admits he asked PBS show  Finding Your Roots  to avoid mentioning his slave-owning ancestor .
1: his great-great-great grandfather Benjamin Cole , a Georgia slave owner in the mid-1800 2: his slave-owning relative 3: his slave-owning ancestor