"As stated in the Times piece, genealogists from Ancestry.com said they have evidence that "strongly suggests" that through his white mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, President Obama had an enslaved ancestor in the 17th century named John Punch: "In 1640, Mr. Punch, then an indentured servant, escaped from Virginia and went to Maryland. He was captured … Continue reading NEWS: Heywood and Thornton Dispute Obama’s Slave-Ancestors Report
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Slavery and Slave Heritage in Kongo and South Africa
(Click above for image credits) HEYWOOD, LINDA M. “Slavery and Its Transformation in the Kingdom of Kongo: 1491?1800.” The Journal of African History 50, no. 01 (2009): 1-22. http://journals.cambridge.org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/action/displayIssue?jid=AFH&volumeId=50&issueId=01&iid=5375556. Abstract: Studies of slavery in Africa during the period of the Atlantic slave trade have largely ignored questions of how political processes affected enslavement during the … Continue reading Slavery and Slave Heritage in Kongo and South Africa
September 2008 African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter is Up
From the site: In September's newsletter, we feature: articles and essays by E. Kofi Agorsah, Thomas Butler, Jane Eva Baxter, John D. Burton, John Ringquist, Marty Wild, and Zacharys Anger Gundu; a compiled list of recent dissertations in African diaspora archaeology and history; news reports and announcements; and book reviews by James G. Gibb, Christopher … Continue reading September 2008 African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter is Up
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