A University of Georgia Libraries project will enhance access for African American genealogists to learn more about their family histories, illuminating the stories of enslaved Georgians. The “Finding Their Names” project, funded by a $137,000 National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, will draw upon hundreds of letters, diaries, ledgers, financial documents, estate records and more, dating from the 1760s to 1865, held in UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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