Feb 17, 2020
Expert guest, Dr. Kathryn Olivarius (Assist. Prof History) joins to discuss one of the biggest obstacles facing those looking to trace their African ancestry: slavery.
We will focus on three aspects of American slavery: (1) the evolution of slave laws; (2) the importance of slavery to the US economy, and (3) the fragility of a race-based system of oppression.
Each topics highlights the obstacles that slavery presents when tracing ancestry, but we will explore ways to overcome those obstacles.
See full show notes at: AmericanOriginstories.com
This show was written, produced, & edited by Chauneice Davis Yeagley.