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Slavery’s Descendants

December 26, 2018 By dionneford 2 Comments

Along this journey of digging up my family's history, I met many other descendants of slavery including members of the national organization Coming to the Table. I was honored to be asked to help edit an anthology of some of the members' stories. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, anthology, family history, genealogy, Multiracial families, slavery, Uncategorized, writing Tagged With: Anthology, Rutgers Press, slavery, Slavery's Descendants, writing

Joy of the Journey

October 21, 2009 By dionneford Leave a Comment

Last night I spent several hours researching in the tall stacks of a nearby college where the vibrant tree above stands at the campus entrance, a festive welcome to the all girls school in rural Virginia.  The smell of musty books, thumbed by scores of coeds, faculty and visitors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michael Jackson, Uncategorized, VCCA Tagged With: Amherst, Dionne Ford, fall, genealogy, inspiration, slavery, story telling, Sweet Briar College, VA, writing

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