Weather or not you have slaveholding ancestors, would you still like to help? Adopt a Plantation!
The more of us who take up the Beyond Kin challenge, the faster and more thoroughly we’ll restore the names, families, and stories of generations of African Americans. While the descendants of slaveholders (SHs) are a natural group to take up this task, we encourage any and all who want to participate. Adopt a plantation and get started:) @African American Genealogy Research @Family History Research @FamilySearch Family Tree @General Questions
https://beyondkin.org/if-you-dont-have-slaveholding-ancestors/
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So very glad to see this. For years I have been saving the names of all slaves I have come across while researching, hoping for an opportunity to share the information with those who need it.
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I looked at the web site, and it is geared towards the antebellum south. The few slaveholder ancestors I have lived up north and during the colonial era through the early 1800s. People forget slavery was legal and practiced in all colonies, and after the Revolution, in all states. The abolition process was varied and slow. As an example, Register of records in Lancaster county, PA that may be of interest are United States, Slave Birth Records, 1780-1846 found here: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C33S-B9DK?cc=3418453. These records were being meticulously kept because the law allowed the owners to keep theses children enslaved for the next 20 some years. For a nicely visual explanation of how that worked, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston has this presentation: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/gradual-abolition-in-pennsylvania-lancaster-history-org/vQJCHcCeyj8AIw?hl=en
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