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January 22, 2008 266 0

Family wrestles slave-trade past

Keila DePoorter, a descendant of the largest slave-trading dynasty in American history, battled violent emotions during her journey to the slave dungeons in Ghana on...

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January 22, 2008 261 0

Slavery’s legacy

A Tucson man descended from what’s believed to be the largest slave-trading dynasty in U.S. history is featured in a documentary about his ancestors that...

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January 22, 2008 272 0

Antebellum Town a Record of Black Experience

While many African-American communities in the South dissolved after the Civil War, the residents of Flat Rock, Ga., clung to the land of their ancestors. Today, the...

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January 12, 2008 252 0

PBS Celebrates Black History Month With a Slate of Special Programming

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — PBS broadcasts programming created by and about African Americans year-round, from dramato public affairs to...

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January 12, 2008 259 0

Cathy’s family secrets

WHEN Cathy Freeman had “cos I’m free” tattooed on her arm, she meant it as a bold statement about love and identity. But the words took on a deeper...

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January 12, 2008 282 0

Searching for slave ancestors requires a strategy

Searching for a slave ancestor in the antebellum South involves finding and identifying the slave owner, but where to start? Although it can seem like a “needle in a...

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January 10, 2008 242 0

Selma woman tracks heritage to slavery, shares knowledge

Ten years ago, Millie Lee Dulaney fulfilled her mother’s last request and buried her in Alabama red dirt in the overgrown Wilcox County cemetery where her...

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January 8, 2008 233 0

Paris tours look at city’s ties with black Americans

Any American with even a slight familiarity with Paris knows about Josephine Baker, the black swivel-hipped cabaret entertainer who shunned racism in America, vaulted...

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January 8, 2008 243 0

Black heritage in Hawaii

The influence of African Americans is not an aspect of Hawaii’s history that has attracted much, if any, attention. But filmmakers Edgy Lee and Don Brown intend...

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January 8, 2008 297 0

Web 2.0 genealogy site Geni.com aims to become ‘digital scrapbook’

Genealogy networking site, Geni.com has today announced they want to become a “digital scrapbook” for families. To do this, Geni.com have launched two new...

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January 8, 2008 245 0

Columnist receives a variety of reactions to ‘I’m a genealogist’

When meeting people and the subject of “what do you do for a living” comes up, there’s an interesting mix of reactions.The most popular response is a polite, “Oh...

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January 8, 2008 240 0

These steps can help you trace your African roots

Searching for your African heritage is a two-step process. The first step, beginning the search and looking through recent records, is similar to the research efforts...

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