Liberation genealogy
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An woman's visit to the archives of her ancestral hometown of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico reveals that her family was of the slave-holding landed gentry. The woman takes affirmative action by publicly acknowledging this part of her past, rather than torturing herself with guilt or resorting to denial.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1999
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My secret history
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A woman's search for her grandmother's past revealed some disturbing secrets. She discovered that her great grandparents were both black people. Anita Hemmings, the matriarch, was a fair-skinned exotic beauty who had to renounce her family and race to gain passage into a better life.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1999
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My great-great-grandmother, the roundheel
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A woman describes learning that her great-great-grandmother was a prostitute. The revelation explained some of her family's behavior patterns.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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