Choctaw
African-Native American Research: A Chat with Author Nita Ighner
A few years ago, I came across a blog entitled “Diggin’ Up Bones.” It was extremely well done, recording the research odyssey of its author, Nita Ighner. Her journey took her to the Carolinas where she learned some very interesting things about her family history. She did archival research as well oral history–all quite impressive. Ighner is a college professor …
August 21, 2011 Sunday at 9:44 pm
A Unique Story of Ancestors: Spirit of a Choctaw Freedwoman
Our Genealogywise friend, Angela Walton-Raji, has produced and narrated a video entitled Spirit of a Choctaw Freedwoman, which tells a very unique story. The story is that of her great-grandmother, Sallie Walton, who was among a great number of African-Americans enslaved by American Indians. This is an important and poignant story, well produced. If you want to understand a difficult …
July 11, 2009 Saturday at 8:00 pm
