The Trask 250

The story of a couple, the families they descend from, and the duality of their life as descendants of both slaveholders and abolitionists in the north. The post Episode 3: When Trask Meets Tappan appeared first on who is nicka smith?.

Using DNA, community, and slavery era research to resurrect a group of formerly enslaved people in Mississippi and Louisiana. The post Episode 2: Show You the Way to Go appeared first on who is nicka smith?.

For years, my paternal grandfather’s family origins were a complete mystery. That’s until two phone calls changed everything I thought I knew. The post Episode 1: Unearthing Easter appeared first on who is nicka smith?.