thanks, I will check this out
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From: Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here is a link to the site of William Loren Katz. He is the author of
a book called, 'Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage'. I read this book
about twenty years ago.
http://www.williamlkatz.com/
The book is still available at Amazon.
Meta
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wonder how many Natives owned slaves? I used to think they there
was this--brotherhood--between Blacks and Natives, as we fought
against a common enemy. So many of us have Native blood, after all.
And there's so many stories of mixed blood people who became great
explorers, lawmen, or soldiers. But i hear more about them enslaving
us, and read bout things like the recent push for some tribes to deny
people with African heritige membership in the tribe. Makes me wonder...
What's the deal with Gates' website?
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From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Don Cheadle story was really interesting. I live in a county just
outside of Charlotte that was Indian Land for a very very long time
after
slavery. I am now curious as to whether or not the tribes that lived
here
owned slaves.
This series is great family viewing, and even though it's on in
February,
it's refreshing. I also think it could be a great way to drive
traffic to
Dr. Gates' new website, but I didn't see a mention of it during the
show.
On 2/6/08 10:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Tonight I watched âAfrican American Lives 2â°, the PBS special
in which Henry
âSkipâ° Gates does genealogical history for several stars.
Gotta admit, I was
a little doubtful about the show this time around. Not the
concept, which is
cool. I was thinking that watching the lives of the rich and
famous would
leave me a bit cold. Give this chance to more of us regular folk,
I thought.
The rich folk have enough money to get this done on their own.
But I have to
say it moved me. Putting aside their celebrity and just seeing
them as Black
people like meËwith hopes and dreams and sad and glorious stories
in their
pastsËI was really able to get into it. Skip Gates digs up some
amazing
history on the ancestry of these stars (and one âregularâ°
person chosen for
the show). The people are often moved to tears as they find out about
ancestors who were state senators, donated land for schools to be
built, were
owned by Natives, fought in the Civil War, etc. The biggest shock
of all is
Tom Joyne
r, who discovers that two of his uncles were electrocuted in South
Carolina
for a crime they didnât commit, along with three other
Blacks--all in the same
day. Great show, I highly recommend you check PBS schedule to see
when it airs
again.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_2_africanamericanliv
es2_2008-02-06
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html
ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2
Series Overview
Building on the widespread acclaim of African American Lives
(2006) and
Oprah's Roots (2007), AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2 again journeys deep
into
ancestry of an all-new group of remarkable individuals, offering
an in-depth
look at the African-American experience and race relations
throughout U.S.
history. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns as
series host,
guiding genealogical investigations down through the 20th century,
Reconstruction, slavery and early U.S. history, and presenting
cutting-edge
genetic analysis that locates participants' ancestors in Africa,
Europe and
America. Joining Professor Gates in the new broadcast are poet
Maya Angelou,
author Bliss Broyard, actor Don Cheadle, actor Morgan Freeman,
theologian
Peter Gomes, publisher Linda Johnson Rice, athlete Jackie
Joyner-Kersee, radio
personality Tom Joyner, comedian Chris Rock, music legend Tina
Turner, and
college administrator Kathleen Henderson, who was selected from
more than
2,000 applicants to have her
family history researched and DNA tested alongside the series'
well-known
guests.
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