ep. 110: Family Secrets with Morgan Jerkins
Tracing family trees can take more than DNA tests and genealogy websites, especially if your ancestors were enslaved. Acclaimed writer Morgan Jerkins tells Caroline about driving across the country to find out who she came from, how she fits into the broader history of the Great Migration and why learning about her family's ancestry expanded her perception of Blackness.
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More from Morgan
Read: This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female and Feminist in (White) America // Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots // Caul Baby: A Novel
Sources
Georgopulos, Stephanie. The Art of Reclaiming Your Roots. Human Parts. July 30, 2020.
Greenidge, Kaitlyn. ‘I Wasn’t Taught Certain Things About My Ancestors.’ Zora. July 28, 2020.
