Hi Linda,
I also watched that show. I found it was much easier to understand
and follow than what is currently "out there". Relating to the show's
discussion on Angola, it said that one out of every 4 African Americans were
believed to be from that area. For those of you that didn't get to watch
the show, here is a clip of it:
I might have mentioned that I have done some research on the African
Diaspora, in particular throughout Latin America. While I wished I could
have done much more research, and I am by no means an expert, I can share
this: Spain was very much involved in the slave trade as were the British,
Dutch, and Portuguese and to a lessor extent the French.
Even though Spain and England agreed to stop the slave trading NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR in the early 1800's, they continued exporting slaves south of equator
for decades later.So, there were waves of the African Diaspora, coming from
different parts of Africa at different times and at the same times as well......
Earlier populations definitely came from the Ivory/Gold Coast such as Oprah
Winfrey's ancestors in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, or Nigeria (made to walk
through Ghana to Cape Coast Ghana).
I have attached some interesting web links for your review. It
is wonderful what they can do with the tracing of our roots through DNA - I was
so excited for the few that were able to make some definite connections not only
through genealogical research, but also DNA.
Esperanza
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