In June 1999, I decided to trace my family history to learn more about my people and from whence they came. My grandfather, Mr. Fernie Edward Brown, Sr. was very knowledgeable of his family history and many historical accounts. Through his sharp memory and accurate account of details, a conglomeration of names and background information has enabled the success in tracing our roots to slavery.

The Wright, Coleman, & Shankle families are just a few that have a prominent place along the longblackline and the history of East Texas. The Long Black Line Trilogy explores this history through a small lens. Instead of looking at the life and exploits of famous people, the film examines famous people and events through the oral and written history of ordinary people who lived through and were transformed by extraordinary times.

I write and research for a living. Due to my genealogy work, I travel a bit, and sometimes write a travel blog. I also have a restaurant critique blog that I share. After 20 years of Corporate Management: New Business Development, System/Network Engineering Training, Marketing, Product/Project Management and 5 years of teaching college level English writing intensive courses, and Spanish and French, I now am able to do Genealogical Research full time.

This is the African-American Genealogy Website Dedicated to Researching and the retelling of our Ancestor's story. You won't find much about the living here, as they are fully able to speak for themselves. However, there were many who came before us, who have lessons to offer. They did not have use of the internet to blog, or even have time to keep journals. But they did leave us bits and pieces of clues. The clues are the reason for this website.