When Janice Laster moved to Frederick in 1993 with furniture and belongings of her great-grandparents, she closed a loop in her family history that began more than...
Read moreBlanks family went from slavery to emancipation in Kerr County
Like anyone of her age, Florine Clay, who will be 90 years old next year, remembers a lot about “how things used to be.” She and her cousin, Roy Neal, 82, are the...
Read moreOne Visitor Has Special Interest
Bettye Kearse wanted to see what Montpelier looked like when her ancestors lived there as the slaves of President James Madison. So she made the trip from Boston...
Read moreGullah Geechee embody unique African American culture
The Gullah Geechee people embody a unique African American culture made up of the descendants of West African slaves. They occupy the islands and costal regions of...
Read moreSearching for a past
It started with a hunch but had turned into something else. Traci Wilson-Kleekamp knew that the answers lay in the census records she’d been looking over. The papers...
Read moreCherokee Nation and Area Council for Community Action partner to provide genealogical assistance
Cherokee Nation News Release TULSA-The Cherokee Nation and leaders from Tulsa’s African-American community have announced a joint outreach program to provide...
Read moreBlack Seminoles found safety on Andros
Bahamian Black Seminoles or Wild Indians of Andros Island: By either name, they are a seldom-read chapter in American history. This group of 150-200 Africans and...
Read more5th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day
Friends of Negro Spirituals and the Greater Bay Area will celebrate Negro Spirituals Heritage Day on Sunday, June 22, 2008, 3:30 PM -5:30 PM, at the West Oakland...
Read moreThe Butler Farm in Rutherford County, Tennessee designated as Century Farm
The Butler Farm, founded by emancipated slaves from Rutherford County, Tennessee, has been in the same family for over 100 years, earning it the designation as...
Read more“Traces of the Trade” Opens P.O.V.’s 2008 Season
P.O.V.’s Season 21 opens Tuesday, June 24, 2008 with a unique and disturbing journey of discovery into the history and “living consequences” of one of the nation’s...
Read moreAmerican Legacy Magazine Launches Family Reunion Registry
American Legacy, the premier magazine of African-American history and culture, announced today the launch of its "Family Reunion Registry." Register your...
Read moreA legacy left unmarked for black Civil War vets
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – For more than a century, the bodies of some 300 black soldiers who died in the Civil War have lain in unmarked graves on the bank of...
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