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Listen to real-life stories from women of color who honor their ancestors' fight to achieve independence for the United States of America and are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The host, Reisha Raney, a black leader in the DAR and a direct descendant of President Thomas Jefferson's grandfather, is conducting research as a Harvard University non-resident fellow, under the direction of Henry Louis Gates, Jr, host of the PBS Special "Finding Your Roots", exploring the lives of DAR members of color and their ancestry which includes men and women of American Indian, black or African descent, and white or European descent who contributed to the founding of the USA. Who…
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Daughter Dialogues season two: Reflection
Hidden gemDaughter Dialogues has nearly 17,000 downloads, listeners on every continent except Antarctica, and first-time listeners in Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.
May 6, 2021·45m·2 clips - 2
Yolanda Bogan: Psychologist. Croatan Indian patriot. Health and racism pandemics.
Hidden gemYolanda Bogan says her line changed from "Negro" to "Croatan Native American" and then "African American."
Apr 29, 2021·1h 18m·2 clips - 3
Carol Hector-Harris: Journalist. Never enslaved Africa born patriot, Ghana.
Hidden gemCarol Hector Harris traces her family back to Quark Martrick, a Revolutionary War veteran “born in Africa.”
Apr 22, 2021·1h 45m·2 clips - 4
Dawn Dance: Brain trauma survivor. I’m not “nothing” anymore.
Hidden gemDaughter Dialogues interviews 56-year-old Dawn Dance about growing up in Los Angeles with a mixed Creole identity, being called “honky” in a predominantly Black school, and later being called the N-word after moving to Cameron Park in 1977.
Apr 15, 2021·1h 22m·5 clips - 5
True Lewis: Veteran. Women shouldn’t be in the military.
Hidden gemTrue Lewis traces her DAR patriot to Nicholas Barrick, a private in the Pennsylvania 6th Battalion.
Apr 8, 2021·58m·2 clips - 6
Marcia Lamar: Travel Manager. Yank, white Frank’s black nickname troubles.
Apr 1, 2021·1h 32m - 7
Karen Harmon: Pianist, scientific editor. Proud to descend from bold women.
Mar 25, 2021·1h 15m - 8
Gabrielle Burrell: Acadian’s towering Daughter. Braving shyness, descendants’ ties.
Mar 18, 2021·35m - 9
Nicka Smith: Ancestry consultant, Cherokee slave owner’s descendant, Nation citizen.
Mar 11, 2021·1h 18m - 10
Pazetta Mallette: Mathematician, Native American History Orator, Best All-Around.
Mar 4, 2021·1h 34m - 11
Leslie McKesson: Equity Professor. Theodosia’s two Revolutionary War husbands.
Feb 25, 2021·1h 43m - 12
Karen Batchelor: First black DAR member. It took a village.
Feb 18, 2021·1h 39m - 13
Karen Batchelor: First black DAR member. Genealogical pioneer.
Feb 11, 2021·1h 1m - 14
Karen Batchelor: First black DAR member. Somebody has to.
Feb 4, 2021·1h - 15
Daughter Dialogues season two: Preview
Feb 1, 2021·6m - 16
Daughter Dialogues season one: Reflection
Nov 5, 2020·59m - 17
Charlotte Chatfield: Veteran. White female ancestor's black child, 1871.
Oct 29, 2020·1h 13m - 18
Bianca Alexander: Global educator, principal. Creole colorism, classism.
Oct 22, 2020·1h 33m - 19
Sharri Phillips: Farmer’s Daughter. Fueling Lincoln’s assassin, Christiana Riot.
Oct 15, 2020·1h 39m - 20
Stephani Miller: Life Coach. Exposing falsified and denied oral histories.
Oct 8, 2020·56m - 21
Shelley Murphy: From survivor to Jefferson’s enslaved laborers researcher.
Oct 1, 2020·1h 30m - 22
A’Lelia Bundles: Madam C.J. Walker and a Family Legacy of Pioneers
Sep 24, 2020·2h 3m - 23
Holly Henderson: Autism Advocate. Ancestors’ genetic morse code.
Sep 17, 2020·1h 11m - 24
Adrienne Abiodun: Part 2. Overcoming generational shame.
Sep 10, 2020·44m - 25
Adrienne Abiodun: Part 1. Off the grid globetrotter. Enduring loss.
Sep 3, 2020·44m - 26
Michelle Campbell: Part 2. John Hart’s acknowledged dual family.
Aug 27, 2020·40m - 27
Michelle Campbell: Part 1. Telecom Trailblazer. Protecting the world.
Aug 20, 2020·43m - 28
Joyce Mosley: single-parent adoption pioneer. Early Philadelphia prominence.
An interview with Joyce Mosley, a Philadelphia-born woman of color and DAR member, discussing her upbringing, career in human resources, and family history.
Aug 13, 2020·48m - 29
Dymond Bush: sports librarian, 10th generation Rhode Islander. I belong here.
An oral history interview with Diamond Bush, a millennial from Rhode Island, discussing her family background and educational journey.
Aug 6, 2020·28m - 30
Nikki Williams Sebastian: Part 2. It's complicated.
Nikki Williams-Sebastian discusses how DNA testing revealed the O'Kelley family's true British origins, challenging their Irish identity.
Jul 30, 2020·32m - 31
Nikki Williams Sebastian: Part 1. Uncovering and telling unknown stories.
An oral history interview with Nikki Williams-Sebastian, a Gen X woman of color and DAR member, discussing her upbringing in St.
Jul 23, 2020·35m - 32
Del Jupiter: 96 year-old. Flushing out award winning truths from family stories.
A 96-year-old woman recounts her childhood in segregated Pensacola, Florida, as part of an oral history project for the Daughter Dialogues.
Jul 16, 2020·45m - 33
Allyson Morrison: scientist, knitter. Researching and keeping family secrets.
An oral history interview with Allison Morrison, a member of the DAR, discussing her upbringing and education.
Jul 10, 2020·30m - 34
Introducing Daughter Dialogues podcast
Jul 1, 2020·16m