Closer Look guests on discovering family roots

For Thursday’s special edition of “Closer Look,” which focuses on genealogy, Rose first talks with Althea Sumpter, a researcher and scholar, about her decades-long work in documenting and studying the Gullah Geechee culture and how to go about tracing one’s family history.

We then revisit Rose’s conversation with Tammy Ozier, president of the Atlanta chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. They discuss the National Archives and Records Administration release of the 1950 Census records in 2022.  

Lastly, Georgia State University professor Elizabeth West talks about her latest book, ‘Finding Francis One Family’s Journey from Slavery to Freedom.’ The book tells the story of West’s ancestor Francis Sistrunk.