Posts Tagged ‘Family History’
‘Last Seen’: After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones
The books draws from nearly 5,000 letters and ads to tell the stories of people who spent years searching for family stolen during slavery.
Read MoreLegacy of Slavery expands work with oldest genealogical nonprofit in U.S.
Harvard announces a pivot in its work to identify those who were enslaved and their descendants after laying off employees on the project.
Read MoreDiscovering Family Roots in Brooklyn Slavery
An exhibit at the Brooklyn historical society has created a new opportunity for people to learn about Black history in the US.
Read MoreLocal history: Great-grandson shares family stories about Akron man who grew up in slavery
An Akron man talks about his great grandfather, for whom he was named, and his experience in slavery.
Read MoreNational Archives Aids in Tulsa Riot Mass Burial Identification
With the help of the National Archives, Tulsa launched an investigation into unmarked graves in mass burial sites resulting from the Tulsa Race Riot.
Read MoreNo One Wants To Talk About Racial Trauma. Why My Family Broke Our Silence
A trip to a cotton field encouraged Cara Anthony’s to learn about her family past, including a shocking secret of anti-Black violence.
Read MoreABHM Book Club, MIAD & MCHS Proudly Present: All That She Carried By Tiya Miles
On Thursday, January 25th we will discuss All That She Carried by Tiya Miles, in partnership with the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), who will help lead the discussion and connect the book to an exhibition and to museums, more broadly.
Read MoreReckoning with Family Secrets in Best Seller, In the Pines
Grace Elizabeth Hale, an award-winning historian from the University of Virginia, has written a book about the 1947 lynching in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. Hale’s book, “In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning,” is more than just historical research. She discovered her grandfather, Oury Berry’s lie.
Read MoreCalifornia panel OKs reparations limit for slave descendants
Reparations efforts at the federal level have not gone anywhere, but cities and universities are taking up the issue, such as the California Tuesday Panel.
Read MoreFamily trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots
By Curtis Bunn, NBC News Black people have been able to connect with the past and give new agency to their identities through building family trees and researching their family histories. Growing up in Philadelphia, Amber Jackson said she knew so little of her history that she felt disconnected from who she was. “They didn’t…
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