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May 25, 2009 483 0

A Crumbling Piece of History

WHENEVER a heavy storm rips through this coastal city, Mary Witkowski, a local historian, immediately has the same worrisome thought: “Are they still standing?” So...

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May 16, 2009 433 0

After 200 years, 3 slaves get a final resting place

The 200-year-old remains of three black slaves from Sussex County were reburied Thursday afternoon in a small graveside ceremony in Newton after being stored at Space...

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May 16, 2009 438 0

DNA research finally confirms ‘Roots’ author’s ties to Alabama

Author Alex Palmer Haley knew he had roots in northwest Alabama, he just couldn’t prove it. He had only an oral history passed down through generations of his family...

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May 14, 2009 435 0

Blacks and the Confederacy: an incomplete story

It’s estimated that between 60,000 and 93,000 blacks served the Confederate military “in some capacity.” Many, no doubt, were “body...

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May 14, 2009 483 0

Finding their voice

A new group has formed for Bermudians wishing to embrace their Native American roots. The St. David’s Islanders and Native Community was created for Bermudians...

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May 14, 2009 448 0

Families research African-American Confederates

Historians such as Earl Ijames have learned that very little about the Civil War was black and white, even when it came to the hues of the soldiers’ skin...

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May 6, 2009 445 0

Is Your “Cherokee” Ancestry Actually African-American?

In his landmark manifesto Custer Died for your Sins, American-Indian activist Vine Deloria notes an increasingly popular phenomenon: people of white ancestry claiming...

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May 1, 2009 504 0

The Bahamas DNA Project

Are the Long Island Deans in the Bahamas descended from the Queen of Sheba? Do the Sweetings of Green Turtle Cay trace their heritage to a Roman soldier? Are the...

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