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Media Coverage

Courthouse Records Reveal Trove of Data About Slavery
The Advocate
By Amy Wold
February 18, 2001
http://www.theadvocate.com/news/story.asp?storyid=19475

Rescuing Louisiana Pasts: Research Yields Treasure Trove of Data on Slaves
abcnews.com
By Erin Hayes
July 30, 2000
www.abcnews.go.com/onair/WorldNewsSaturday/wnt000730_slaves_feature.html

Identity Restored to 100,000 Louisiana Slaves
The New York Times
By David Firestone
July 30, 2000
www.nytimes.com

The Study of American Slave Genology
The Diane Rehm Show
August 9, 2000
www.wamu.org/dr/shows/drarc_000807.html

Repairing the Past
Demands are growing for reparations for the descendants of African slaves in America. How the issue is resolved may be key to this country's continuing search for racial harmony.
American Bar Association Journal
By Jeffrey Ghannam
November 2000
www.abanet.org/journal/nov00/novfreps.html