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Thomas is a history professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who researches freedom suits, lawsuits brought by enslaved people against slaveholders for their emancipation.
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Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
The series found that Hostin's mother's family were predominantly Spanish, and were slaveholders.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Following my virtual session, Crawley provided a list of next steps that included researching slaveholders in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where my grandmother grew up.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Hammons' story is representative of growing numbers of African Americans discovering their ties to white slaveholders through DNA tests and making claims to be included in their families.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
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Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
The series found that Hostin's mother's family were predominantly Spanish, and were slaveholders.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Following my virtual session, Crawley provided a list of next steps that included researching slaveholders in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where my grandmother grew up.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Hammons' story is representative of growing numbers of African Americans discovering their ties to white slaveholders through DNA tests and making claims to be included in their families.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Slaveholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaveholder. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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