The Linked Descendants working group gathered in May to learn more about what white descendants of enslaver families can do to support African American researchers. We heard stories from Briayna…
BitterSweet EditorsJuly 28, 2022
We are continuing our series over the next several months, and will be sharing artwork and writeups of the creative process, from our Linked Descendants' working group members. Some of…
BitterSweet EditorsSeptember 1, 2021
In this series, over the next several months, we will be sharing artwork and brief writeups of the creative process, from our Linked Descendants working group members. Some of us…
BitterSweet EditorsJuly 14, 2021
"You owe me what was always mine" is the title of Briayna Cuffie's latest blog post on reparations4slavery.com. She is speaking to enslavers whose family records, letters, journals, photos, plantation…
BitterSweet EditorsFebruary 15, 2021
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
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
Part One of this series is titled "Paper". It explains my family background, and how I was launched on this journey. Many thanks to the members of Bittersweet, for your…
Sarah BrownMarch 18, 2015
I am posting for Pam Smith. She says, "Ahhh the woes of not being a techy in a technological world! A few little glitches prevented me from posting this directly…
Felicia FurmanJune 14, 2014
Introduction This is the first of three posts about my initial efforts to identify linked descendants connected to my slave-owning ancestors on my father’s side of the family in South…
Felicia FurmanApril 25, 2014