Woman Discovers Connection to Famous Black History Leader | Ancestry
Автор: Ancestry
Загружено: 2020-10-19
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The digitization of African American genealogy records is allowing more Americans the chance to unlock their heritage and family history.
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For people of African descent, records have not been prioritized for centuries. As a result, many have been unable to trace their genealogy past a couple of generations. But now, modern technologies are turning the tide.
Eden Cemetery in Philadelphia is one of the oldest Black-owned cemeteries in America. Eden is “like walking through a book of Philadelphia's Black history,” an archive of human experience. Historians and researchers there are in a race against time to preserve African American genealogy, turning analog records into searchable digital images.
For Jennifer Rencher, a multi-racial Black woman and Ancestry user, Eden’s research uncovered a major surprise in her family tree: an almost forgotten hero of civil rights. Learn more about her incredible discovery here: https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/forgott...
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