In Search of Long-Lost Identities

Diallo Sumbry

Revolutionist returnees: Fulfilling dreams, finding freedom

Genealogy African Americans have a long history of going back to the motherland.

Courtesy of Kennedy S. Johnson

Cultural custodian: Separating Africa’s myth from its reality

Genealogy AncestryReclaiming Roots: The Journey of an African American Queen's Quest to Unearth Heritage, Identity, and Connection.

A woman and a woman.

Partners in time: Reconnecting African Americans with their tribes of origin

Genealogy AncestryGeneticist Rick Kittles and Gina Page helping families put together missing pieces of their heritage through African Ancestry.

Dena M. Chasten standing on a beach. She found her birth parents and now works as a genealogist.

Tracing family roots beyond the DNA

GenealogyThree genealogists describe the brick walls and breakthroughs in researching African American ancestry