1651 Peter Lely (English artist, 1618-1680) Elizabeth Murray, Lady Tollemache I was never taught that slavery existed in the north. I was taught that it was a southern phenomenon, and…
This is the final post in my series of three on the connection of my father’s family to slavery —a 110-year legacy— and my search for African American descendants whose…
Anthony Anaxagorou, a surprisingly erudite, young scholar, 'schools us' in a broader appreciation of what shapes belief structures we circulate blithely as cultural currency. Watch what he has to say on the evolution…
My internet connection had been down all day. I was beginning to get very perturbed—for a lot of reasons. One was that author and genealogist Sharon Morgan was going to…
In my previous post about the Furman family's slave legacy, I wrote about my first ancestor in South Carolina, Wood Furman, and his connection to slavery. In this post, I…
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…
Thank you for the admonition, Prinny. (See her post, You Discovered a Slave Owner in Your Family Tree? here.) Granted, it was at Race Talks, an ongoing community forum in…