More than a century after a white mob burned down the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., a community known as Black Wall Street, the city moved a step closer to identifying victims.
Tag: Genealogy
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The Search Is on for Mysterious Banana Ancestors
A new study shows that domesticated bananas have genetic markers tying them to three types of wild bananas that have not yet been found.
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As Harvard Makes Amends for Its Ties to Slavery, Descendants Ask, What Is Owed?
A woman who lived in the shadows of Harvard discovers, at 80, that her enslaved ancestors had links to the university.
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The Search for a Meaningful Clue to the Mystery of an Enslaved Ancestor
Old newspaper ads are serving as a window into the hopes and histories of hundreds of individuals who were newly emancipated.
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DNA on Discarded Coffee Cup Leads to Arrest in a 1975 Homicide
Lindy Sue Biechler was stabbed 19 times more than four decades ago. The authorities in Pennsylvania said a coffee cup that David Sinopoli, 68, discarded this year provided investigators with crucial evidence.