Tag: Cemeteries

Tracing Charleston’s History of Slavery, From a Burial Ground to a DNA Swab

A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherever it may lead. By Caroline Gutman and Emily Cochrane Photographs by Caroline Gutman Reporting from Charleston, S.C. April 11, 2024 When Edward Lee heard about a project collecting DNA from […]

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