Looking for tips to help you find your African American ancestor?

When you reach the period prior to 1870, uncovering information about your ancestor can become quite challenging. Tukufu from History Detectives talks about the challenges of conducting African American genealogical research and gives tips on how to find the information you need.

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Sometimes history can be found right in your own backyard, and you can set the record straight. Watch as one man literally rewrites Civil War history in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Freedom Maverick Awards

The awards below were inspired by a photograph that I took at The State House in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. There is so much said about the Confederate flag that hangs there, but I never have seen much about the African American Monument that depicts the history of African Americans. Taking down a flag alone does not change a people's vision. Those we acknowledge as being a Freedom Maverick (a word coined by Angela Y.Walton-Raji in podcast #91) will help us have the right perspective.