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STORYTELLER	LOCATION	HOW YOU HEARD	YEAR TOOK PLACE	TELLER'S PLACE OF ORIGIN	WHAT IT'S ABOUT
"Benjamin Spaulding Ancestors" book by Bowen	nc	oral, written	1770s	eastern NC	Research in eastern NC
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a cousin in GA told me that she had always been told WE were FPOC	email x-change	no family members seemed to be the least bit interested in finding ancestor	2005	Hartford, CT and from grandfather who was born in NC	the story goes in our family that we were free people of color
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As a child my mother and grandparents would tell us stories about slavery .	Anson, Cumberland, Montogomery, Moore , and Davidaon Counties in NC	Oral history that was pass down for one generation to the next.	1780s	Anson County NC, Polkton and Wadesboro, NC	Ancestors: The Story of Rachel
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Brother	Atlanta/Pembrook GA	Oral interivew with a family member	1850s	Pembrook, GA	Family ancestory
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Cousin docummented story in a letter to my grandmother.	Natchez, Adams County, Kingston Precinct, Mississippi	I heard the story growing up and it was documented in a letter.	1880s	These ancestors, are from Kingston, Mississippi, via "Malagasy"	Stories of adversity and challenge
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Father and cousin	Red Bud, Illinois		1850s	Red Bud, Illinois	Orphan ancestor
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from an aunt, then my own research, and elder cousins	virginia, ohio	doing research	1805	ohio	my family, it was a secret that our ancestors were black
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Grandfather	Georgia	Family	1839	Georgia	Ancestors
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Grandfather's ancestors	Navarro County, Tyler, Texas	oil, gas and mineral lease	1881	Texas	A story of fact.
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Great-Grandfather, mother, cousin	Madagascar	Oral history	1800s	Dauphin County, PA	Ancestors
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Mother	Detroit MI	Oral and written history	1838	Org from Trenton NJ settled in Detroit MI in 1838	my ancestor William Lambert was a conductor on the underground railroad In
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mother	San Salvador, Bahamas formerly Watlings Island and Guanahani island	As told by my mother who is trying to trace her ancestors	1700s	from her grandmother who lived over 100 years.	I am descendants of Caribbean Indians, Slaves and Brits.
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mother's father	South Carolina	My mother	1895	Florida	Ancestors
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Mother, Estelle Alma Singleton Taylor/ Aunt Ruby Ursula Singleton Thompson	Sumter, So Carolina	Handed down through the years on maternal "Singleton" Family	1850s	Sumter, So Carolina -- came North in 1923 settling in NY then CT	Ancestor "Singleton" found gold in Sumter, So. Carolina and bought freedom
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My father	New Orleans	through genealogical research	1794	Missiddippi	My ancestors
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My grandmother	Navasota, Texas	Family story	1874	California and Louisiana	My Ancestor
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My Grandmother to begin with and her grandfather	Stonewall, Indian Territory	Oral history from my Grandmother. This is my family history	1898	Indian Territory/Oklahoma	This is a story about a "True American". This is about my ancestory.
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My mother	suburb of Buffalo, NY	It is the story of my own father's background	1960s	From upstate New York (ancestors from Wales)	Discovered I am part African American
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