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American Black Journal

Rose Morton traces her ancestry in ‘Our Family’s Keepers’

For many African Americans, tracing their family’s past can come with challenges. Contributor Daijah Moss talks with author Rose Morton, a local woman who set out to learn about her enslaved ancestors and the families that owned them. They talk about Morton's quest for identity, her book “Our Family’s Keepers,” and the profound impact of her discovery on the people connected to a South Carolina pl