How One Genealogist Helped Thousands of African Americans Trace Their Family History

How One Genealogist Helped Thousands of African Americans Trace Their Family History

How a genealogist helped thousands of African-Americans trace their family history – CBS News

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Genealogist Frazine Taylor of Montgomery, Alabama, made it her life’s work to help African American families piece together their history, sifting through records where humans are identified only by numbers, names are misspelled and racially segregated records leave holes in family trees. James Brown pays tribute to her extraordinary accomplishments.

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