Racial Passing off the Record: A Journey in Reconnection and Navigating Shifting Identities

Anyone of African descent or with African ancestry who engages in a genealogy project soon learns that the U.S. Census is a helpful yet frustrating tool. In 2016, equipped with my history degree and an online ancestry search engine, I searched for my great-grandfather Leroy in census records after I...

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Main Author: Gabby C. Womack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Genealogy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/6/1/8