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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.
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'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.
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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.
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Rare audio of formerly enslaved people connects history to the present
Hundreds of recordings conducted between 1920 and 1940 are helping researchers learn more about the 10 million men, women and children enslaved in the United States.
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Michael Strahan learns family history of Shankleville
"Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan visited Shankleville, a freedom colony in East Texas with roots that date back to the mid-1800s.
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'10 Million Names': Learn more about the history of enslaved people
The 10 Million Names Project is working to recover the names of the 10 million people of African descent who were enslaved before 1865 in the present-day United States.
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The '10 Million Names' project: A reading list
The historic '10 Million Names' project is working to identify every individual enslaved before 1865 in the present-day United States.
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