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Is Genealogy Racist?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by La Peregrina — 10 Comments

Image calls attention to a Resource Guide for White People in the study of 'Genealogy and Anti-racism.'

“Is genealogy racist?” I typed into the search engine. I had just received results from an ancestry DNA test. No surprises there — 99.9% northwestern European genetic heritage. I immediately wondered how many neo-Nazis use DNA tests to reinforce racism and…

Tagged with: Ancestors, Ancestry, archival records, DNA, family history, genealogy, history, white privilege, whiteness
Posted in Ancestry, Cooperation: Assistance, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Historic Harms, Implications for Action, Legacies, Philosophical Culture, Racism, Research Adventures, Status

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