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.

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.

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.

"Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan visited Shankleville, a freedom colony in East Texas with roots that date back to the mid-1800s.

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.

The historic '10 Million Names' project is working to identify every individual enslaved before 1865 in the present-day United States.