“I have an aunt Ocala, who is my father’s sister, and she – for as long as I can remember – she’s been the keeper of the family history,” she told HelloBeautiful. African Ancestry ...

I'm African American, so slavery and its repercussions made answering that question nearly impossible. In the 2010s, my aunt attempted to pull public records and documents to trace our ancestry ...

“I have an aunt Ocala, who is my father’s sister, and she – for as long as I can remember – she’s been the keeper of the family history,” she told HelloBeautiful. African Ancestry ...

That prompted me to search my DNA matches on Ancestry.com for any connections ... relating it to their very existence as African American students among a predominately white campus population.

Improvements in ancestry search resources and DNA testing ... Slavery is often the furthest history Black or African-American people can find due to research challenges oftentimes tied to limited ...

Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge ... and then we’re able to find more of my ancestors. I found the slave owner on one side ...

Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge ... and then we’re able to find more of my ancestors. I found the slave owner ...