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Roots Recovered: Reclaiming Our Names | African Americans face unique challenges in learning their ancestry

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Black people weren't considered on equal footing with everyone else in 19th century. Nearly all local records neglected to include information about the Black people here. Historian Bryan Thompson has been searching through extremely limited records on the African American residents of St. Lawrence County. Thompson has included census information, footnotes, and glossaries in his new book.

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African American community reconnecting with ancestral roots

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