Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Many people believe that determining who is 'black' is rather easy, a task simplified by the administration of the one-drop rule. Under… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
“My accent is of African ancestry and so is my origin and I have no intention to change any of it. Therefore… — Gloria D. Gonsalves Copy Share Image
“By 1870, roughly 284,000 blacks accounted for 12 percent of the population of sixteen Western states and territories. But Negroes actually show… — Nicholas Johnson Copy Share Image
