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Can You Guess How Many White Americans Have African Ancestry?
When I got the idea to do a PBS series about the roots of the African-American people, I was inspired by two sources: first, of course, by Alex Haley’s Roots; and second by the new science of ancestry-tracing through the use of DNA, to which I had been introduced by my friend Dr. Rick Kittles,…
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Did Lincoln Want to Ship Black People Back to Africa?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published Sept. 22, 2014. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About…
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High Cheekbones and Straight Black Hair?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 21, 2014. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact…
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The 1st Black Man to See the Baby Jesus
Editor’s note: This article was originally published Dec. 24, 2012. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage.…
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Seeking Proof of Native American Roots?
Editor’s note: This column was originally published March 29, 2013. One of the most common types of questions I get from readers is about tracing Native American ancestry. As I have written before, in the case of African Americans, most have very little measurable Native American ancestry, and as 23andMe.com’s Senior Research Director Joanna Mountain…
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Who Was Joel A. Rogers?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 100: Which journalist was…
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Who Were the Great Black Historians?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 99: Who were the…
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Which Boxing Champ Was ‘Unforgivably Black’?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 98: Who were the…
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Which Black Actor Was Paid to Be White?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 97: Which 20th-century black…
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Did a Black Man Invent Crest Toothpaste?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 96: Which…
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