Book

Ancestor Trouble

A Reckoning and a Reconciliation

Maud Newton

2022

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

First Person

My Father’s Family Kept Slaves – and He Defended It. Acknowledging It Matters

Amid a rise of laws forbidding discussions of racist histories, sharing our ancestors’ shameful wrongdoings is more urgent than ever.

by Maud Newton via The Guardian on September 14, 2022
Book Review

Our Obsession with Ancestry Has Some Twisted Roots

From origin stories to blood-purity statutes, we have long enlisted genealogy to serve our own purposes.

by Maya Jasanoff via The New Yorker on May 2, 2022
Book Review

The Weight of Family History

It’s never been easier to piece together a family tree. But what if it brings uncomfortable facts to light?

by Colin Dickey via The New Republic on March 21, 2022

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