I am in my early 30's, and two of my great-grandfathers were enslaved, and one of my great-grandmothers was born into slavery. Both my mother's father and my father's biological father were in their 50's when they had my parents. My paternal grandfather was born in 1888, and my maternal grandfather was born in 1881. Their fathers were born into slavery, and my maternal grandfather's mother was born into slavery. My paternal grandfather's mother was born in 1865, the year slavery ended. So, in a nutshell, I am only 3 generations from slavery.