Life has sent Monica Bailey on all sorts of journeys. Bailey, 48, recalled first hearing about family journeys when she was growing up. “I would spend summers in east...
Read moreMontpelier Slave Descendants Meet
There’s an unusual reunion planned this weekend at the home of James and Dolly Madison. About forty descendants of slaves will visit from around the...
Read moreSouth Louisiana researcher seeks to preserve records of the slavery era
It is impossible for descendants of African-American slaves to research their family history without encountering the harsh reality their ancestors experienced, a...
Read moreLDS Church Making Strides Preserving African Family Histories
Genealogy experts are experiencing a race against time in Sub-Saharan Africa; an area that spans 36 countries. There is an urgency to collect oral interviews of...
Read moreNative American Tribe Finds Slave Cemetery in Little Rock
A group with Arkansas connections says an unmarked slave cemetery has been discovered in Pulaski County on its newly purchased property. The cemetery has been found...
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