Thursday’s special edition of “Closer Look with Rose Scott” is a themed show that focuses on genealogy, with Rose speaking with multiple guests about discovering one’s roots and tracing family history.
First, Althea Sumpter, a researcher and scholar who focuses on ethnographic documentation and cultural preservation of the Southern story in the United States, talks with Rose about her decades-long work in documenting and studying the Gullah Geechee culture. Sumpter talks about her journey of researching her family’s history and finding an 1830s slave pass. She also explains the importance of starting with the elders in your family to trace your family’s history.
We then revisit Rose’s conversation with Tammy Ozier, president of the Atlanta chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. The National Archives and Records Administration released the 1950 Census records in 2022. Ozier discusses the data and explains how people can get started on researching their family history.
