In continuation from part 1, Nikki talks about what happened after the O'Kelleys discovered that their family origin is not Irish but instead British; meeting white Mormon O'Kelley relatives who descended from the man who enslaved her ancestor; a member of her black family converting to Mormonism; witnessing a testimony given by a white cousin in front of Mormon church congregation sharing his family's slave owning history; the O'Kelley lineage connection to Revolutionary War ancestor Edward Barrett; joining the Daughters of the American Revolution; reactions from others about being a black member of the DAR; taking leadership roles within the DAR; how joining the DAR has changed her life; the significance of membership in the DAR and being of service. Read Nikki's biography at  www.daughterdialogues.com/daughters

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Nikki shares the story of her ancestor, thoroughbred racehorse trainer of Lecomte, Hark West, who in 1854 defeated Lexington in New Orleans; breaking the 1870 brick wall by finding ancestor Zachariah Harris who joined the Union Army as a United States Colored Troop (USCT) soldier at Camp Nelson, Kentucky and was awarded Jefferson Davis' property for his service but the land was taken back by the United States government; enriching the American narrative by sharing unknown stories; using DNA testing to prove descent from American Revolutionary War patriot Edward Barrett through ancestor Ellen who was enslaved on the O'Kelley plantation in Mississippi and Louisiana and bore children for her slave owner; discovering the origin of the O'Kelley name is not Irish, as was celebrated by white descendants.  In the next episode, Part 2, hear what happens when the two sides of the O'Kelley family meet and Nikki's experience as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Read Nikki's biography at  www.daughterdialogues.com/daughters

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Del shares stories about having free rein of a millionaire's estate as a child in Pensacola, Florida and hunting for Spanish pirate's gold near the bayou; attending her beloved Spelman College; dispelling family lore that a slave ancestor was born in Spain by instead tracing her roots back to 1770 Spanish Louisiana; discovering her ancestor was Portuguese instead of Indian according to family tradition and translating his Spanish records; providing research which resulted in white and Filipino families learning that they share slave ancestry and a tale of a poisoning attempt; being the first black member of the Florida Pioneer Descendants Society by documenting ancestors living in Florida before it became a state; proving that her German speaking Swiss American Revolutionary War patriot Anthony Kelker had a descendant that was not full bloodied white, as argued by a relative, but instead was a Pennsylvania Dutch free man of color; receiving an award of excellence from the National Genealogical Society. Read Del's biography at www.daughterdialogues.com/daughters

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Allyson talks about her background as a scientist and how she knits patterns with binary numbers, tells how her Revolutionary War patriot was a slave owner, recounts her attempts to reach out to her white relatives who descended from the man who once owned her family members, and shares that she has kept her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution a secret from her family for 18 years...until now.  Read Allyson's biography at www.daughterdialogues.com/daughters

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On this Independence Day, meet the host, a black leader in the Daughters of the American Revolution and direct descendant of President Thomas Jefferson's grandfather. Learn how the podcast got started and what to expect to hear in future episodes from black and other DAR members of color who descend from men and women who fought for the independence of the United States of America. This topic is especially relevant during this time of a global conversation about black lives and our place in this nation.

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