Race Relations

In the early 1950's two-year-old Jacqueline Henley in New Orleans became darker.  After the neighbors complained, her aunt turned her over to New Orleans authorities.  A black couple wanted to adopt Jacqueline but -- she had the word “white” stamped on her birth certificate.   Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, Randall Kennedy talks about the controversial issue of interracial adoption.  Also, the American soul music of Stax Records, the legendary racially integrated record company.