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AFRICAN_AMERICAN genealogy
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3
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Oliver Scott (1837 - 1899) Company E, 30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
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Jul 31, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Andrew Simpier
G2G6 Pilot
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706k
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scott
us_civil_war
military_and_war
sourcerers
connectors
african_american
+19
votes
2
answers
302
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What is the current protocol for identifying profiles of slaveholders where there are slaves named in the biography?
asked
Jul 30, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Susan Anderson
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124k
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african_american
slavery
black_heritage
categorization
+15
votes
30
answers
982
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Join US Black Heritage's Connecting Challenge--August 2021
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Jul 29, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
challenges
connecting_challenge
profiles
+17
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25
answers
1.3k
views
Join US Black Heritage's Connecting Challenge--July 2021
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Jul 1, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
challenges
black_heritage
african_american
connecting_challenge
profiles
+6
votes
0
answers
111
views
Comments on Bernardo de Gálvez
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Jul 1, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Stephanie Ward
G2G6 Pilot
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120k
points)
gálvez
louisiana
african_american
black_heritage
us_history
+21
votes
2
answers
200
views
Help US Black Heritage celebrate Juneteenth!
asked
Jun 18, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
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180k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
notables
black_history
connectors
+14
votes
28
answers
1.1k
views
Join US Black Heritage's Connecting Challenge--June 2021
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Jun 1, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
challenges
black_heritage
african_american
connecting_challenge
profiles
+14
votes
5
answers
546
views
Help Connect US Black Heritage Project Notables for June 2021!
asked
Jun 1, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Sarah Heiney
G2G6 Mach 5
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53.7k
points)
black_heritage
notables
connectors
african_american
challenges
+25
votes
3
answers
391
views
100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre
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May 30, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
us_history
oklahoma
+50
votes
109
answers
6.1k
views
The US Black Heritage Project could really use more volunteers!
asked
May 27, 2021
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
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Denise Jarrett
G2G6 Mach 6
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66.0k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
black_history
slavery
volunteers
+8
votes
2
answers
245
views
How to create slave profiles
asked
May 23, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
L A Banta
G2G6 Mach 2
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28.0k
points)
us
black_heritage
slaves
african_american
+6
votes
0
answers
128
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U.S. Civil War African American Soldier James Harrod (1838) in the 29th Co. K. See “Recapturing Black History”
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May 21, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
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Andrew Simpier
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706k
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us_civil_war
african_american
harrod
maryland
black_heritage
slavery
+10
votes
3
answers
145
views
Are US Black Heritage stickers searchable?
asked
May 17, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
A. Tuinstra
G2G6 Mach 1
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11.0k
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black_heritage
african_american
searches
+6
votes
2
answers
156
views
Strafford Harrison (1855 - aft. 1900) African American Needs connecting
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May 14, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Andrew Simpier
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706k
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harrison
african_american
sourcerers
alabama
slavery
harris
+23
votes
43
answers
996
views
Two for one: Help connect jazz great Miles Davis and actress Cicely Tyson to the tree
asked
May 13, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Erin Breen
G2G6 Pilot
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349k
points)
davis
tyson
notables
african_american
black_heritage
connectors
+6
votes
1
answer
162
views
Charles Harris (1879 - aft. 1930) African American father of Notable Pro Boxer Cecil “Seal” Harris
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May 12, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Andrew Simpier
G2G6 Pilot
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706k
points)
harris
african_american
categorization
sourcerers
alabama
illinois
+9
votes
2
answers
332
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“Notable” Seal Harris African American Professional Heavyweight Boxer (1907-1955).
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May 11, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Andrew Simpier
G2G6 Pilot
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706k
points)
harris
notables
boxing
african_american
black_heritage
categorization
+18
votes
25
answers
388
views
Can you help connect human and civil rights activist Malcolm X to the global tree?
asked
May 6, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Erin Breen
G2G6 Pilot
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349k
points)
african_american
black_history
black_heritage
connectors
little
+2
votes
0
answers
171
views
I need help with a surname--Bluefoot or Blueford of Virginia, USA
asked
May 3, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
bluefoot
blueford
bluford
virginia
black_heritage
african_american
+11
votes
5
answers
320
views
Research Slaves in North Carolina
asked
May 1, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susan Ellen Smith
G2G6 Mach 7
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79.0k
points)
slavery
north_carolina
black_heritage
african_american
southern_colonies
+18
votes
32
answers
1.1k
views
Join US Black Heritage's Connecting Challenge--May 2021
asked
Apr 29, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
challenges
black_heritage
african_american
profiles
connecting_challenge
+25
votes
11
answers
564
views
Help the US Black Heritage Project create/connect the Golden 14
asked
Apr 28, 2021
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz
G2G6 Pilot
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850k
points)
african_american
black_heritage
connectors
black_history
military_and_war
+13
votes
3
answers
226
views
Slaves African Americans
asked
Apr 25, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Annette Casanova
G2G2
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2.6k
points)
slavery
african_american
black_heritage
+2
votes
1
answer
237
views
If born in British West Indies, Jamaica, and later lived and died in America, is the person African-American ?
asked
Apr 22, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Sandie Schwarz
G2G6 Mach 2
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29.0k
points)
african_american
black_heritage
+11
votes
35
answers
367
views
Can you help connect civil rights activist Dorothy Height to the global tree?
asked
Apr 21, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Erin Breen
G2G6 Pilot
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349k
points)
african_american
black_history
connectors
+10
votes
1
answer
96
views
William McAnulty notable KY African American
asked
Apr 20, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
L A Banta
G2G6 Mach 2
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28.0k
points)
notables
african_american
black_history
black_heritage
mcanulty
kentucky
+7
votes
1
answer
118
views
Luther Vandross featured on Google doodles today 4-20-21
asked
Apr 20, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
notables
profile_improvement
+8
votes
0
answers
156
views
US Black Heritage: Quander name project?
asked
Apr 17, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Anne Guglik
G2G6 Mach 4
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43.7k
points)
quander
black_heritage
african_american
black_history
+30
votes
3
answers
570
views
We now have an African Ancestry sticker
asked
Apr 17, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
african_american
black_heritage
stickers
united_states
africa
african_ancestry
+36
votes
9
answers
1.5k
views
Announcing the USBH Heritage Exchange Program
asked
Apr 17, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
african_american
black_heritage
slavery
heritage_exchange
+11
votes
2
answers
268
views
Suggestion change to African-American Sticker
asked
Apr 13, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Walt Steesy
G2G6 Mach 5
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51.1k
points)
african_american
black_heritage
stickers
+4
votes
1
answer
105
views
Help determining a last name at birth for Grace (Brown? Johnson?) Smith aka Asparagus
asked
Apr 12, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Erin Breen
G2G6 Pilot
(
349k
points)
johnson
brown
pennsylvania
african_american
+18
votes
34
answers
425
views
Can you help connect civil rights activist Bayard Rustin to the tree?
asked
Apr 7, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Erin Breen
G2G6 Pilot
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349k
points)
african_american
black_heritage
black_history
rustin
+4
votes
1
answer
228
views
Prove the history of this man, Henry Van Meter
asked
Apr 6, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Francis Sibley
G2G6
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8.1k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
+13
votes
1
answer
136
views
Learn more about the Slave Narratives this week for free
asked
Apr 4, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
slaves
african_american
us_black_heritage
slave_narratives
freedman_narratives
+15
votes
8
answers
405
views
Help Connect US Black Heritage Project Notables for April!
asked
Apr 1, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Sarah Heiney
G2G6 Mach 5
(
53.7k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
notables
connectors
+10
votes
6
answers
510
views
Need Volunteers to assist on Black Heritage Project - Slave Narratives Vol 4 Part 2
asked
Mar 31, 2021
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Gene Ellison
G2G6 Mach 3
(
30.4k
points)
us_black_heritage
freedman_narratives
african_american
slaves
slave_narratives
+20
votes
39
answers
1.6k
views
Join US Black Heritage's Connecting Challenge--April 2021
asked
Mar 31, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
challenges
black_heritage
african_american
profiles
connecting_challenge
+8
votes
3
answers
348
views
Add a sibling without parents?
asked
Mar 27, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Randall Merriott
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.7k
points)
kirksey
black_heritage
slavery
african_american
+14
votes
2
answers
137
views
Nanette Pezzutti is a Wonderful WikiTreer
asked
Mar 21, 2021
in
Appreciation
by
Gene Ellison
G2G6 Mach 3
(
30.4k
points)
wonderful_wikitreers
gahn
pezzutti
black_heritage
african_american
+12
votes
1
answer
136
views
Black Heritage: podcast about Bayard Taylor Rustin
asked
Mar 16, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Jillaine Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
923k
points)
rustin
african_american
black_heritage
quakers
black_history
+20
votes
1
answer
846
views
Shared Photo: John Wesley Allen of Georgia Piedmont Melungeon background
asked
Mar 14, 2021
in
Photos
by
Living Mike
G2G1
(
1.6k
points)
black_heritage
jacobs
native_americans
north_carolina
african_american
melungeon
+14
votes
1
answer
158
views
R.I.P. Robert "Bob" Ashby (Tuskegee Airman & Notable Airline Pilot...)
asked
Mar 11, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Living Kerr
G2G6 Pilot
(
334k
points)
black_heritage
world_war_ii
military_and_war
african_american
ashby
notables
+14
votes
0
answers
147
views
Do You Create WikiPedia Pages? US Black Heritage needs your help!
asked
Mar 10, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
african_american
black_heritage
black_history
notables
wikipedia
united_states
+17
votes
9
answers
444
views
Help Connect US Black Heritage Project Notables for March!
asked
Mar 9, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Sarah Heiney
G2G6 Mach 5
(
53.7k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
notables
connectors
+10
votes
5
answers
499
views
Volunteer Help Needed - Freedman Narratives /US Black Heritage Project
asked
Feb 28, 2021
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Gene Ellison
G2G6 Mach 3
(
30.4k
points)
slave_narratives
slaves
african_american
freedman_narratives
us_black_heritage
+19
votes
28
answers
1.8k
views
Join US Black Heritage's Connecting Challenge--March 2021
asked
Feb 28, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
challenges
profiles
african_american
connecting_challenge
+11
votes
0
answers
177
views
R.I.P. Brenda Banks (First Female African American Animator)...
asked
Feb 25, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Living Kerr
G2G6 Pilot
(
334k
points)
african_american
notables
banks
black_heritage
+11
votes
0
answers
162
views
Harrison Fitch - Black History Month
asked
Feb 25, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Greg Slade
G2G6 Pilot
(
697k
points)
black_history
black_heritage
african_american
notables
+6
votes
1
answer
108
views
NFL wider receiver Vincent Jackson has died
asked
Feb 17, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
sports
black_heritage
african_american
notables
profile_improvement
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