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When Family Members Vanish: Passing Across the Color Line in American History
Years ago, I received a photograph of Jean-Baptiste Chevis (c1824–1907) through email from one of his descendants whose name escapes me.
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Her name was Rose
On March 2, 1819, at the slave markets in Baltimore, Maryland, a 20-year old woman named Rose and her 3-year-old daughter boarded the ship “The…
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Slaveowners of Color
Growing up, I learned about the institution of slavery in the United States and the fact that I, Rodney Sam, was a direct descendant of African captives…
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Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins. A forgotten musical genius.
On July 19th 1908, The “St.
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The specter of European ancestry in the African American past
In the summer of 2001, I traveled to Louisiana with one of my cousins to meet and learn about the history of my maternal grandmother’s family from her…
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From these roots I emerge: A newsletter
From these roots I emerge: A newsletter
A newsletter that explores storytelling through the lens of family history
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