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Are Slaves in Your Family Tree? Here’s How to Honor and Document Their Stories
If you’ve discovered slaves in your family tree—whether as ancestors or people connected to your ancestors—you can help preserve their names and stories. The WikiTree US Black Heritage Project is a volunteer effort to document genealogy records related to African Americans, including over 10,000 individuals who were enslaved.
In this video, I’ll show you how to get involved, contribute to over 50,000 growing profiles, and support WikiTree’s mission to document 150,000 people of color. Whether you’re honoring your own family or contributing to a more complete historical record, this project gives you tools to make a real difference.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:17 What are Projects on WikiTree
02:39 Accessing WikiTree Projects
07:34 Overview of the WikiTree US Black Heritage Project
08:23 Accessing G2G Forum Topics on Black Heritage
09:17 How to submit documents to the Black Heritage Project
10:37 How to contribute to Black Heritage Project
12:20 What is required to create a profile for an enslaved ancestor
13:22 Create a WikiTree profile for an enslaved ancestor
15:41 How to Tag WikiTree Profile to Black Heritage Project
16:42 How to Add Black Heritage Project Category to Profile
19:13 Add Notes to Enslaved Ancestor's Profile
20:32 The Black Heritage Exchange Team Will Check Your Profile
22:00 Linking Slave Owners and Enslaved Ancestor Profiles
23:50 Add Image to Enslaved Ancestors
25:03 Descendants of Slave Owners Can Help Document Enslaved Persons
26:15 WikiTree US Black Heritage Challenge for 2022
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