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Edward Ball with his distant cousin Carolyn Smalls Goodson, a descendant of Ball slaves.In the course of his research, Ball attempted to calculate the number of descendants of Ball slaves…Slaves in his Family
In Slaves in the Family, journalist Edward Ball explores the shared history of his South Carolina plantation family, and the people they enslaved. His work was recognized with the 1998…"It Cuts Both Ways"
"There was for a long time what used to be called, euphemistically, the 'colored elite'... light skinned black folks who descended from masters and slaves and who got educated and…A Mixed Bag
The family of Maum Agnes (seated), a former Ball slave. When this photograph was taken in about 1920, they were among the last sharecroppers on the Ball plantation of Quenby…A Mixed Blessing
A young boy on Quenby plantation. Slave children were usually put to work when they were about six years old. You've obviously uncovered some ugly chapters in your…A Deeper Connection
"When we met, our relationships were based upon mutual shock... We didn't know what to think of each other. And now the book has come out and it has created some sort of…"A Work in Progress"
What do you feel your obligation is, to the people that you don't know, that you haven't a history with— the descendants of black slaves. What do you owe them? Here's the…Filling in the Gaps
Do you think that it seems like slavery casts a pall over our national heritage? It does. Do you think that this could ever be removed? No, of course it cannot be…Uncovering African Roots
DNA Tests, New Technology Reveal African Heritage by David Johnson Photograph of slave cabin and occupants near Eufala, Alabama. (Source: Library of Congress) Howard University has assembled…Underground Railroads
A short history of subterranean transport in America by Dan Shafto The interior of a women's car on the early New York subway. Modern systems not only integrate the sexes, but also modes of…Trending
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