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Protecting our Precious History

Breaking news, March 28: “Trump Calls the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History ‘Divisive, Race-centered, Corrosive'” and issued an executive order to “redefine the narratives presented by the Smithsonian”…

Prinny AndersonApril 1, 2025

History, Culture, People, Places & Events

Remembering Our Enslaver Ancestors: Which Facts Define Them? A Look at the Differing Viewpoints of the Descendants

John Tyler In December 2020, Eric Kolenich of the Richmond Times-Dispatch interviewed several descendants of President John Tyler. He was prompted to write about them and their ancestor when John…

Prinny AndersonFebruary 2, 2021

Research & Finding Documents

Gathering African American Families’ Oral Histories – The Getting Word Project: African American Stories from Monticello – Part Three of Three

Part 3 concludes this blog series on conducting oral history research through the story of the Getting Word project. If you want to know more about the project and the…

Prinny AndersonApril 11, 2017

Research & Finding Documents

Gathering African American Families’ Oral Histories – The Getting Word Project: African American Stories from Monticello – Part Two of Three

Part 2 of the Oral History post describes the kinds of impacts that oral history research can have, regardless of the circumstances of the family whose history is being woven…

Prinny AndersonApril 4, 2017

Research & Finding Documents

Gathering African American Families’ Oral Histories – The Getting Word Project: African American Stories from Monticello – Part One of Three

So many of us want to know our ancestors’ stories and find out more about where we’ve come from. DNA research has advanced our ability to find and learn about…

Prinny AndersonMarch 28, 2017

History, Culture, People, Places & Events

Brattonsville Experience

-- Story by Quest Whalen, Class of 2019, Tuskegee University, submitted kindness of Dr. Lisa Bratton, Professor, Tuskegee University Dr. Bratton shared Ms. Whalen’s essay soon after their overnight at…

Prinny AndersonNovember 16, 2016

Healing, Repair & Action

Science May Enable Reparations

Reviewing a Book Review A few days ago, I got an email from a friend who has become a leader in the field of researching African American family histories, up…

Prinny AndersonFebruary 17, 2016

Healing, Repair & Action

Repairing the Breach of Slavery

What Linked Descendants Say About Making Connections Across the Divide Reflections provided by participants of the December 2015 Coming to the Table conference call. Post co-authored by Sharon Morgan, Our…

Prinny AndersonFebruary 10, 2016

History, Culture, People, Places & Events

BLEAK HOUSE – LINKED FIRST BY PLACE, THEN BY HEART (3)

Part 3 – Connecting with the Descendants of the Bleak House African American Community Part 1 narrated what happened when Alice and Jon Cannon bought Bleak House, the remnant of…

Prinny AndersonDecember 8, 2015

History, Culture, People, Places & Events

BLEAK HOUSE – LINKED FIRST BY PLACE, THEN BY HEART (2)

Part 2 – Finding the Descendants of the Bleak House Community Part 1 narrated what happened when Alice and Jon Cannon bought Bleak House, the remnant of Bleak House Plantation,…

Prinny AndersonNovember 24, 2015