[Kathy26676]

Hi: American Blacks of all ages DO want to know more about their African heritage – I know I do, BUT most of us can only trace our ancestry so far. We know we are from Africa, but no longer know what country in Africa we are from, or what tribe,etc. Because of slavery and the fact that we were FORCED to abandon our culture when we landed in the United States the African part of ourselves for most American Blacks is permanently lost. That is why we all have Anglo last names. Alex Haley (the author of ‘Roots’) was rare in being able to trace his ancestry not only back to the African continent, but to the tribe his people came from – a literal miracle considering the fact that almost none of that information was preserved by white slave owners.

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Name : Kathy26676, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Nashville, State : TN, Country : United States, 

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