Comments on: What You Didn’t Know About Slavery

By: Mavis Jones

Mavis Jones — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:50:52 +0000

Robyn,

This is a great post. I’ve learned many of the things you have pointed out.

Even though as best as I can determine to date that my ancestors were slaves, the biggest realization was that my ancestors were more than likely here when the US became a nation, making us just as American as anybody else.

Other thing I’ve learned is that most slaves were probably on small farms as opposed to huge plantations.

By: Michael Hait, CG(sm)

Michael Hait, CG(sm) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:03:26 +0000

I always love your posts, but this is the best one I have read in quite some time. Merry Christmas!

By: slueth4truth

slueth4truth — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:15:34 +0000

These are discoveries I have made also, through my journey. I know, it’s funny, the main books I read now ARE biographies and informational history texts, most of which have to do with Black history. But I love it!!

By: African Roots Podcast #140 December 9, 2011 « African Roots Podcast.com

African Roots Podcast #140 December 9, 2011 « African Roots Podcast.com — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:12:05 +0000

[...] the Blogs A good post was written by Robyn Smith of Reclaiming Kin family history blog. She emphasizes a number of facts about slavery that we as researchers need to [...]

By: gj

gj — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:49:48 +0000

As always, you give excellent information, suggestions and/or advice. Your commitment, tenacity, and devotion to researching your family is to be commended, and serves as an inspiration to all of your fellow Af-Amer, researchers. Finally, the quality of your work meets or rather greatly exceeds that of all but a very few professional genealogists. My best wishes to you for your continued success in your endeavors.

By: Teicha Hill Mailhes (@GeneaGirl)

Teicha Hill Mailhes (@GeneaGirl) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:42:39 +0000

I, too, am surprised about what I’m learning from genealogy. A friend of mine once said that all Black people come from Mississippi. Well, slaves outnumbered free whites by more than 100,000 persons in 1865 Mississippi. The descendants of this large slave population migrated across the nation and today many find their family history research touching Mississippi.

By: niya8089

niya8089 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:47:01 +0000

interesting website. family history, especially when being black, is intriguing. the most surprising thing i have learned was when i discovered the “natural laws” & the treaty that declares blacks “sovereign” – accoring to the constitution; back in the 1700′s. It surprised me that my ancestors where not slaves from africa, but where indegenious to south american land.