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10 Million Names
Latest Videos
Latest Videos
August 06
Pierre Thomas shares personal journey with 10 Million Names Project
ABC News' chief justice correspondent takes a look at his family tree with the project that recovers the names of people of African descent enslaved in the U.S. before the end of the Civil War.
August 06
March 01
'10 Million Names' and ABC News explore recordings of formerly enslaved individuals
ABC News' Alex Presha speaks with key scholars of the "10 million names" project, which aims to shed light on the history and legacy of slavery in America.
March 01
March 01
Hear the stories of formerly enslaved people in their own words
The "10 Million Names Project” is using genealogy to identify the names of people once enslaved to give Black Americans information about their family history.
March 01
February 29
Rare audio of formerly enslaved people connects history to the present
'10 Million Names' project uses ancestry research to shed light on U.S. history.
February 29
August 18
Michael Strahan learns family history of Shankleville
Read more about his visit through the 10 Million Names Project.
August 18
August 18
'10 Million Names': Learn more about the history of enslaved people
The project is working to recover the names of people enslaved before 1865.
August 18
February 29
The '10 Million Names' project: A reading list
The project goal: ID every person enslaved before 1865 in the present-day U.S.
February 29