Ancestors were wrong. I am sorry.
Tim Minter, Bellevue, NE I am the descendant of slave holding Americans. My ancestors owned a plantation in Sedalia, SC – and, along with that...
The plantation haunts my gay marriage.
Erik Shawn Frampton, Charlotte, NC. I am the descendant of a line of plantation owners in South Carolina. As a gay man, my upcoming marriage...
Southern Rebel past woven quilt future
Susan Lanford, San Antonio, TX p>I grew up in southern Louisiana where racial slurs were normal yet one of my friends in High school lived...
Don’t say “that is so black”
Ayla A. Wilk, Blacksburg, VA. I grew up in a small town in the south side of Virginia. Our town was built on a foundation...
Lizzie’s Journey from Plantation to Farm
Michelle Hill, Oakland, CA. Our family is so fortunate that my great, great, great grandparents were not separated from each other and their children during...
I’m not guilty, Family from Norway.
Michael J, Rochester, MN. I just feel I am a little tired of feeling guilty about being a white male. My family came from Norway...
Showing my black daughter the cabins
Benjamin Baugh, Athens, GA. I am a white man and my daughter is a black girl. One day, I will have to walk with her...
Sugar’s will: $500/acre, $1500/slave
Carolyn B. Smith Atlanta, GA Shugan Ransome Davis (“Sugar”) was my great great great grandfather. He was from Halifax, NC but moved in 1824 to...
Found my ancestors and grief too.
R.Henry Goins San Francisco, CA I am a genealogist. I have been researching my North Carolina family for about ten years now. I found my...
