Georgetown 272 Discovery Journey with Karran Harper Royal & Sandra Green Thomas

01/06/17 • 63 min

Ancestor's Footprints with Bernice Alexander Bennett

Their lives have changed since learning about their families involvement in the 1838 sale of 272 enslave men, women and children by the priests of Georgetown University. Karran's husband is a descendant of Nace and Bibby Butler and, Patrick and Letty Hawkins, two of the largest families among the GU272. Sandra Green Thomas is a descendant of Sam and Betsy Harris. Recently, Sandra has learned through DNA that she and Karran’s husband are cousins. Karran Harper Royal is the Executive Director of the Georgetown University 272 Descendants Association (GU272) and married to Kenneth Royal. Kenneth’s father Leonard Royal grew up in Maringouin, Louisiana. Sandra Green Thomas has a wealth of family history that has been passed down to her by family members and has been with the organizing group of the GU272 Descendants Association since it's beginning.

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Challenges and Opportunities in African American Genealogy - Angela Walton-Raji

Bernice Bennett welcomes Angela Walton-Raji for a discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities in African American Genealogy. Angela Walton-Raji is known nationally for her research and work on Oklahoma Native American records. Her book Black Indian Genealogy Research, African Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes, is the only book of its kind focusing on the unique record sets pertaining to the Oklahoma Freedmen. A founding member of the well known AfriGeneas.com, webite, Ms. Walton-Raji is also a genealogist specializing in information for beginners, via daily and weekly online genealogy chats on AfriGeneas.com. She also serves as the host of a weekly genealogy podcast, The African Roots Podcast a number of instructional videos and has been used in recent years as a genealogical consultant on several video documentaries. Ms. Walton-Raji combines her skills as a genealogist with a warm on camera personality that brings comfort to her viewers through and her video channels on YouTube, while providing her viewers with useful information. Her African Roots TV, and Beginning Genealogist channels have both brought new insights to hundreds of viewers nationwide.
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Mobilizing the Community To Tell Their Story with Eva Semien Baham, Ph.D.

Dr. Eva Semien Baham is as an assistant professor of history at Dillard University, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to coming to Dillard, she taught for twenty-one years at Southern University, Baton Rouge. Her specialties include American, African-American and Intellectual history. She received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Southern University in Baton Rouge and her Masters of Arts and her Ph.D. in American Studies/History from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Currently, her work involves genealogy, biographical studies and the history of African Americans in Louisiana. Her most recent project is the book, African Americans in Covington. (Published June, 2015.) This follows a two-year study and presentation of the history of African-Americans in Covington in observance of the city’s Bi-Centennial in 2013. She is the founder of the research organization, université sans murs, l.l.c., translated as University Without Walls, under which she conducts genealogical research projects. At present, those projects involves the Baham, Robert, Kelly, Simien and White families of south Louisiana. She has also assisted several families in seeking out searching for avenues to “fill in” their family trees.
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