The horrible person who raped my great great great grandmother was a christian bishop who was the President of what is now Emory University. George Foster Pierce. I never understood why all of the oldest boys carried this horrible mans name. That ended with my dad because he never had boys.
This makes me want to cry to honor our enslaved ancestors- Finally in a way we can trace who we are connected to. As an African American, I don't know any history beyond my great grandmother and the family knows no history of her family or where they came from.I'm excited for this project!
I think the reason they said that was because they acknowledge that one single race of people is not solely responsible for building this country. Plus, builders and architects are different things.
When you think about built you are referring to the actual labor. I and others are referring to the wealth accrued that enabled the building of the American economy that catapulted it to a world power !!!
"It's about our history" These people are "our forefathers". Well said. How can we hope to understand the full picture eventually if we a missing all these pieces wither due to ignorance over time or nefarious intent in covering up histories. All history is important history.
I could feel several schools from all the books, biographies, and documentaries my Parents and Grandparents gave me. Make up all the Laws you want DeSantis and his cult followers. Our DNA alone tells our story. They'll never erase our History. Never.
@@DarkPassenger Even weirder, your kind has White washed history for Decades and have a Blond hair, blue eyed Jesus. Spare me your fake outrage Colonizer.
👏🏻🙌🏻 I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS!!! 🖤 AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVES BUILT THIS COUNTRY AND KEPT IT RUNNING!💪🏿 I HOPE EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLDS THEIR HEAD HIGH 👑 AND FEELS PROUD TO BE BLACK✊🏿 KNOWING THEY CAME FROM GREATNESS! 🙌🏿🖤
@@AmandaFromWisconsin AGREED! I'M NOT SAYING THEY INVENTED THINGS, BUT THEY WERE USED IN SLAVE LABOR FOR BUILDING BUILDINGS AND HOUSES FOR WHITE PEOPLE, THEY WORKED ALL THE CROP FIELDS AND PRODUCE FIELDS AND PLANTATIONS WHICH SUPPLIED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND KEPT IT RUNNING!
One of the reasons that Black folks are entitled to reparations is because of those blocks in researching our ancestors. The U.S. Government should pay for all (at least those who want it) to have their DNA tested... Genealogy classes and lessons should be taught in every community and every school. DNA will be the key to discovering more of our ancestors!!
DNA and the genealogical paper trail are two different things. I know there's the African Ancestry DNA test, but who knows how accurate that really is? How would a genealogical paper trail back to Africa be possible for descendants of enslaved black people?
"Black" folks aren't entitled to anything because the Term black doesn't mean anything under the law It does not exist! How can you be an older person & still be this ignorant to what really happened here and who we are!
When you look in the mirror do you see Black ⚫ I dint think so your copper colored a shade of brown. So why the hell do you call yourself Black...just ignorant.
Death to disinformation. Ignorant fools devoid of common sense believe that African Americans were already here pre~slavery. It is a horrible shame to all the black African ancestors who died and toiled and hoped for the future. I wish I could burn people who spread these lies at the stake. Dark skinned Native Americans are not the same as black people and do not share the same ancestors. Native Americans who mixed with African Americans came about during and after slavery brought the Africans here.
Such important work 👏
The Florida governor would hate this
Good!!!
I don't think so, why would he?
Nobody cares what he thinks
This is great. I don’t know if you’ll find all of them but it’s great
The horrible person who raped my great great great grandmother was a christian bishop who was the President of what is now Emory University. George Foster Pierce. I never understood why all of the oldest boys carried this horrible mans name. That ended with my dad because he never had boys.
This makes me want to cry to honor our enslaved ancestors- Finally in a way we can trace who we are connected to. As an African American, I don't know any history beyond my great grandmother and the family knows no history of her family or where they came from.I'm excited for this project!
I wish they stopped saying they "helped" build this country. They were forced and brutalized to build it. They had no choice.
I think the reason they said that was because they acknowledge that one single race of people is not solely responsible for building this country. Plus, builders and architects are different things.
@@AmandaFromWisconsin I understand, but help implies choice, and those enslaved had no choice.
We didn’t help, the economic wealth from the enslaved built this country in addition to the actual physical labor of the enslaved!!!
When you think about built you are referring to the actual labor. I and others are referring to the wealth accrued that enabled the building of the American economy that catapulted it to a world power !!!
"It's about our history"
These people are "our forefathers".
Well said. How can we hope to understand the full picture eventually if we a missing all these pieces wither due to ignorance over time or nefarious intent in covering up histories. All history is important history.
Good timing too - good tonic for deSantis during his campaign trail😂😂😂 re-run Roots series for good measure too
I could feel several schools from all the books, biographies, and documentaries my Parents and Grandparents gave me. Make up all the Laws you want DeSantis and his cult followers. Our DNA alone tells our story. They'll never erase our History. Never.
Weird because you guys keep trying to steal everyone else's history....
Never!!!
@@DarkPassenger Even weirder, your kind has White washed history for Decades and have a Blond hair, blue eyed Jesus. Spare me your fake outrage Colonizer.
Like who’s. Tell some more lies
😮whoo good luck. I have been trying to do my own family history the list of names is long. Both sides of family are huge.
Well that's cool!
I love African Americans ❤️🖤💚
How can we all help?
Except For Florida
👏🏻🙌🏻 I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS!!! 🖤 AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVES BUILT THIS COUNTRY AND KEPT IT RUNNING!💪🏿 I HOPE EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLDS THEIR HEAD HIGH 👑 AND FEELS PROUD TO BE BLACK✊🏿 KNOWING THEY CAME FROM GREATNESS! 🙌🏿🖤
Builders and architects are two different things.
@@AmandaFromWisconsin AGREED! I'M NOT SAYING THEY INVENTED THINGS, BUT THEY WERE USED IN SLAVE LABOR FOR BUILDING BUILDINGS AND HOUSES FOR WHITE PEOPLE, THEY WORKED ALL THE CROP FIELDS AND PRODUCE FIELDS AND PLANTATIONS WHICH SUPPLIED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND KEPT IT RUNNING!
Girl bye with that ish, architect and builders. Please have several seats Queen Karen.
As long as a slav name is behind a paywall, the name is still not free. Freedom for slav names!
OOF REPUBLICANS AIN’T GONE LIKE THIS
Black Pride.
One of the reasons that Black folks are entitled to reparations is because of those blocks in researching our ancestors. The U.S. Government should pay for all (at least those who want it) to have their DNA tested... Genealogy classes and lessons should be taught in every community and every school. DNA will be the key to discovering more of our ancestors!!
DNA and the genealogical paper trail are two different things. I know there's the African Ancestry DNA test, but who knows how accurate that really is? How would a genealogical paper trail back to Africa be possible for descendants of enslaved black people?
African-Americans are West African-Anglo Saxon halfbreeds.
"Black" folks aren't entitled to anything because the Term black doesn't mean anything under the law It does not exist! How can you be an older person & still be this ignorant to what really happened here and who we are!
When you look in the mirror do you see Black ⚫ I dint think so your copper colored a shade of brown. So why the hell do you call yourself Black...just ignorant.
I hope they don't forget the Black people who were already here.
Death to disinformation. Ignorant fools devoid of common sense believe that African Americans were already here pre~slavery. It is a horrible shame to all the black African ancestors who died and toiled and hoped for the future. I wish I could burn people who spread these lies at the stake.
Dark skinned Native Americans are not the same as black people and do not share the same ancestors. Native Americans who mixed with African Americans came about during and after slavery brought the Africans here.
No we were not in North America prior to the transatlantic slave trade.
@@better-dayz-r-ahead you may not have been my mother's ancestors were.
@@djfalong Who were your mothers’s ancestors and what did they look like?
@@better-dayz-r-ahead wampanoag, black
Stop with the fictional Alex Haily BS. Complete fiction, Roots ?