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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South Carolina recently discovered that $1.8 billion of state money has been sitting in a bank account for more than five years, and no one seems to know its origin or what it was intended for. Now lawmakers are looking for answers, but the more they dig, the murkier it seems to get. Agencies and […]
Read More South Carolina recently discovered that $1.8 billion of state money has been sitting in a bank account for more than five years, and no one seems to know its origin or what it was intended for. Now lawmakers are looking for answers, but the more they dig, the murkier it seems to get. Agencies and […]
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