BCN Ep #11 Our Ancestors looking back to Slaves and the Plantations.

BCN Ep #11
Our Ancestors looking back to Slaves and the Plantations.

Many of us born before 1960 have experienced a lot in life. A look back to our ancestors is IMPORTANT!

For most people descended from enslaved Black Americans, the process of finding their roots goes something like this; they crack open Census records to track back from a grandfather or grandmother to a great-grandmother, then a great-great-grandmother and maybe one or two more greats before they get back to the family member who was enslaved.

These are our ancestors’: Descendants of enslaved people are shifting plantation tourism
At three plantations in Charleston, S.C., Black descendants are connecting with their family’s history and helping reshape the narrative