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An Interview with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

August 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in African American
Anne O’Brian, with the Learning First Alliance, alerted me several days ago that she was about to post a transcript of an Interview with with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Harvard Professor and creator/narrator of the African American Lives documentaries on PBS. These documentaries used genealogy and DNA research to reconstruct the family histories [...]

Kinfolks Class Looks at the African-American Family

August 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in African American
A few days ago, CNN ran a two-part program called “Black in America.” Patty and I watched both parts, and of course, we were thrilled when The Genealogical Helper was mentioned the first night. I even blogged it. I’m just a white guy, but after watching the series, I wondered if the program was really [...]

Alex Haley’s Birthday

August 11th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in African American, American History
As much as genealogists may fault the man for his heavily fictionalized “Roots,” we also owe a huge debt to Alexander Haley, born August 11, 1921. If he had lived, he would be 87 years old today. Following is an excerpt from an article about Mr. Haley’s life and accomplishments. Alex Haley was said to have [...]