10 Million Names

In a 1974 recording, a 114-year-old woman named Celia Black recalled picking cotton in Texas as a child born into slavery.
In a 1974 recording, a 114-year-old woman named Celia Black recalled picking cotton in Texas as a child born into slavery.
Rare audio of formerly enslaved people connects history to the present
Feb 29
Courtesy Curtis Royal
The 10 Million Names project includes a "call to action," where anyone is invited to come forward and share family records that could amplify written and oral histories.
The 10 Million Names project includes a "call to action," where anyone is invited to come forward and share family records that could amplify written and oral histories.
The '10 Million Names' project: A reading list
Feb 29
ABC News
VIDEO: '10 Million Names' project reveals recordings of enslaved Black Americans
VIDEO: '10 Million Names' project reveals recordings of enslaved Black Americans
5:25
'10 Million Names' and ABC News explore recordings of formerly enslaved individuals
Mar 01
ABCNews.com
VIDEO: Hear the stories of formally enslaved people in their own words
VIDEO: Hear the stories of formally enslaved people in their own words
5:12
Hear the stories of formerly enslaved people in their own words
Mar 01
ABCNews.com

Latest Videos

Latest Videos

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
VIDEO: '10 Million Names' project reveals recordings of enslaved Black Americans
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
VIDEO: Hear the stories of formally enslaved people in their own words
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
In a 1974 recording, a 114-year-old woman named Celia Black recalled picking cotton in Texas as a child born into slavery.
August 18

Michael Strahan learns family history of Shankleville

Read more about his visit through the 10 Million Names Project.
August 18
Lareatha Clay shows Michael Strahan the Odom Homestead, built in 1922 by a Shankle descendent, in Shankleville, Texas, Aug. 3, 2023. "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan visited Shankleville, Texas as part of the 10 Million Names Project and to explore his own personal connection to the historic freedom colony.
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
Slaves of Thomas F. Drayton of Magnolia Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C., 1862. Drayton, a Southern plantation owner, served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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
The 10 Million Names project includes a "call to action," where anyone is invited to come forward and share family records that could amplify written and oral histories.