The Green Book: The Black Travelers’ Guide to Jim Crow America. For nearly 30 years, a…
Category: Black History
US history for the black American lens. Told through my ancestors’ stories and experiences.
S04 E08: When the Black and White Descendants of Enslavers Meet with Antoinette Broussard
Researcher, author, and etiquette consultant Antoinette Broussard joined us to discuss her journey as a genealogical…
S04 E03 Genealogy @ National Museum of African American History & Culture Library with Hollis Gentry
We were so pleased and excited to have Hollis L Gentry join us on the show…
S04 E02: The Slave Voyages Project with Dr. Nafees M. Khan
The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases are the culmination of several decades of independent and…
GA Live! Book Club: “The House of Bondage, or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves”
Genealogy Adventures Live! Book Club In the first episode of Season 4, we launched our Genealogy…
Case Study: Researching Enslaved People Taken or Sold Downriver
The case I am working on couldn’t be more different. It involves the multiple movements of…
Using Slave Lists in Your Enslaved Ancestors Research
When it comes to researching enslaved people, finding the slavery-related documents they may appear in is…
Butler Island Plantation Overseer’s Reports (1803-1820)
The 1803-1820 Butler Island Overseer Reports that were sent to Maj. Pierce Butler in Philadelphia have…
S03 E29: Researching Enslaved Ancestors in the Northern Colonies with Ric Murphy
Award-winning author Ric Murphy joins us to talk about researching his enslaved in the northern States.…
S03 E28: African American Genealogical Research with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
Author, Teacher, Lecturer, Certified Genealogist, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, talks about her many years of researching African-Ancestored Families…