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  • Free, But Not Free: Uncovering Surprising History in Court Records February 5, 2020
  • Genetic Genealogy Rebuilds a Dismantled Enslaved Family December 1, 2019
  • A Tuskegee Airman and His Civil War Soldier Grandfather November 7, 2019
  • There’s Always More to the Story! (Part 2) October 2, 2019
  • There’s Always More to the Story! (Part 1) September 19, 2019
  • The 1838 Indictment of Nancy Flood for Cohabiting with an Enslaved Black Man September 12, 2019

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ABOUT MELVIN

Welcome! This blog combines my passion for writing, genealogy, and genetic (DNA) genealogy. A little about Melvin:

  • Published three books to date, Ealy Family Heritage: Documenting Our Legacy (2016), Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery (2008) and 150 Years Later: Broken Ties Mended (2011).
  • Appeared on the then-NBC show, Who Do You Think You Are, as one of the expert genealogists in the Spike Lee episode (2010).
  • Give presentations on historical, genealogical, and DNA subjects. Guest speaker at RootsTech 2017.
  • Awarded the 2016 Paul Edward Sluby, Sr. /Jean Sampson-Scott Meritorious Achievement Award in October 2016. This is the second highest award that is bestowed by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogy Society (AAHGS) upon either an organization(s) or person(s) who has exhibited distinguished performance through a significant and measurable contribution to African American history and/or genealogy within the past two years.
  • Earned a Master of Arts in African American Studies, Clark Atlanta Univ. (2008), and completed graduate courses in Archival Studies.
  • CONTACT: RootsRevealed@yahoo.com.

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