Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Heather Andrea Williams explores the African American search for family members separated and lost through slavery. Combining historical perspective with attention to family, memory, and identity, this work considers the enduring importance of recovering ancestry and reconnecting with people whose lives were divided by enslavement.
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Help Me to Find My People examines the African American search for family members lost through slavery.
Heather Andrea Williams places this search within the broader history and culture of African American life.
The book explores the significance of family separation, memory, and efforts to recover connections disrupted by enslavement.
It offers a historical perspective on ancestry, identity, and the continuing importance of finding one’s people.
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