Verda Byrd, now 72, was adopted as a baby in 1943 by her black parents. But at age 70, she discovered a shocking family secret her parents took to their grave that she’s recently made peace with — she was born white.
She said that she uncovered the truth in 2013 about her birth after she went on a search for her biological parents’ history.
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“It was overwhelming, ” she told ABC News today. “You cannot erase 70 years of your life and just accept what the papers say instantly. It’s like 70 years pass by, and in a blink of an eye, you’re a different race.”
By AVIANNE TAN via GOOD MORNING AMERICA
