Henry Louis's Articles
Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Life took him from a daring sea escape to a stint in Congress.
Who Was the 1st Black Duke?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Meet the scion of a legendary Italian dynasty.
Which Slave Mailed Himself to Freedom? Really!
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Find out how a 200-pound man survived the trip in a coffin-like box.
Were There Slaves Like Stephen in 'Django'?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Whether so-called house slaves betrayed others in bondage.
Am I Related to Basquiat?
Tracing Your Roots: A reader researching famous ties gets a few pointers for finding Haitian roots.
Did African-American Slaves Rebel?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Haitians weren't the only ones unwilling to accept their fates.
Was the Father of Russian Lit a Brother?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Find out if Alexander Pushkin's African roots held meaning for him.
Slavery and Finding an Ancestral Name
Tracing Your Roots: It's not easy to locate the surname of an enslaved ancestor, but it can be done.
Was Jackie Robinson Court-Martialed?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: His struggle for equality began even before he integrated baseball.
Adopted in Louisiana and Looking for Kin?
Tracing Your Roots: It's a closed-record state, and Katrina complicated things, but don't give up.
