Ancestor's Footprints with Bernice Alexander Bennett
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S1E55 Enslaved on the Trail of Tears with Terry J. Ligon
Ancestor's Footprints is featuring author Terry J. Ligon’s groundbreaking book "Enslaved on the Trail of Tears: Race, Removal, and the Transformation of Indian Territory." His research challenges…
S1E54 The Choctaw Freedmen of Skullyville with Angela Walton-Raji
The Choctaw Freedmen of Skullyville - Uncovering an Oklahoma Ghost TownThis episode will explore the story of Skullyville a once-thriving capital of the Choctaw Nation that faded into obscurity.…
S1E53 Behind the Gavel- Lessons from Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson and KaTrina Chantelle Griffin
Today's episode features a new book: Behind the Gavel: Lessons from Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson. This book is co-authored by Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson and the Honorable KaTrina…
S1E52 Memories That Heal: How Family Stories and Photos Can Support Healthy Aging with Rick Voight
This episode will focus on Memories That Heal: How Family Stories and Photos can support Healthy Aging.What if the photographs tucked away in your attic or family albums could actually improve brain…
S1E51 Freedom in the Age of Slavery: A History of Free People of Color in Virginia with Warren Eugene Milteer Jr.
Today's episode features a conversation between host Bernice Alexander-Bennett and Dr. Warren Eugene Milteer Jr., an associate professor of history at George Washington University, about his book…
S1E50 1776: The Forgotten Fight for Freedom with Andrew Lawler
This episode featuring author Andrew Lawler will explore a lesser-known chapter of American history where enslaved people aligned with the British crown during the American Revolution. At the start…
S1E49 When Your Ancestors Choose You: Finding Binky with Michael A. Willis
When Your Ancestors Choose You- Finding BinkyThis episode will explore what it means to carry the memory of your ancestors, the challenges of researching enslaved families, the emotional weight of…
S1E48 Celia: Justice After Death with Adriene Holder, Esq., and Pamela Westbrooks-Hodge
This episode Celia: Justice After Death, explores the life and legacy of Celia, an enslaved, pregnant teenager and mother in pre–Civil War Missouri who resisted sexual exploitation and was executed…
S1E47 DNA, Genealogy, and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with Lisa Fanning
In today’s episode, titled DNA, Genealogy, and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, we will discuss how DNA and historical research are helping identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — one of the…
S1E46 Our Claiborne Parish: Family History Project of Communal Kinship with Regina Califa Calloway
"Our Claiborne Parish: A Family History Research Project of Communal Kinship” traces the evolution of a family-led inquiry into a community-centered preservation model.Tracing six generations in…
S1E45 Gather at the Table Revisited with Sharon Morgan and Thomas Norman Dewolf
Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade is the chronicle of a shared journey toward racial reconciliation. Informed by genealogy, it deals with…
S1E44 Building Justice Through Ancestry with Christopher Smothers
Building Justice Through Ancestry: Archives, DNA and the New Infrastructure for LiberationThis episode will focus on how genealogy and ancestry research can serve as tools for justice and liberation,…
S1E43 Becoming A Good Relative with Hilary Giovale
Becoming a Good Relative shares remedies for the debilitating shame that can overtake white Americans when we face our peoples’ colonial past and our current complicity with systemic white supremacy.…
S1E42 Finding Grammie's Secrets with Kathy Lynne Marshall
Kathy Lynn Marshall, author of "Finding Grammie' Secrets," shares her journey to uncover the untold story of her great-grandmother, Ella Roy, known as Grammy Carter. Born in 1866 in Alexandria,…
S1E41 America's Forgotten Patriots of the Northern Theater with Ric Murphy
America's Forgotten Patriots of the Northern Theater shines a light on the overlooked heroes who fought for independence in the shadows of the Revolutionary War’s northern campaigns. From the rugged…
S1E40 Becoming Trustworthy White Allies with Melanie S. Morrison
In Becoming Trustworthy White Allies, Melanie S. Morrison brings together essays, lectures, and real-life stories drawn from her decades of anti-racist work. With honesty and care, she names the…
S1E39 From Fragments to Foundation with Melvin J. Collier
From Fragments to Foundation: Uncovering a Buried History of Tragedy and Triumph The challenges and stories of the family’s past existed only in scattered fragments—few names, little memories,…
S1E38 Without Fear:Black Women and the Making of Human Rights with Keisha N. Blain
Without Fear tells how, during American history, Black women made human rights theirs: from worldwide travel and public advocacy in the global Black press to their work for the United Nations, they…
S1E37 The Early County Massacre- Goolsby vs.The State of Georgia with Orice Jenkins
The Early County Massacre has been known as the “Grandison Goolsby War” for over a century, focusing on the events of December 30, 1915, when forty-six-year-old Grandison used gunfire to defend…
S1E36 Reflections on Sarah Rector with Angela Walton-Raji
Reflections on Sarah RectorHer name was Sarah Rector. She was a young black girl born in Indian Territory on March 3, 1902. Her parents were Joseph and Rose Rector, all of Taft, Indian Territory.…
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