Join The Gist of Freedom as we welcome Historian, Genealogist, and Radio host~ Angela Walton-Raji. Author, lecturer and researcher. Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedman's Association, Poteau Valley Genealogical Association and PAAC-Preservation of African American Cemeteries

Mrs. Raji will discuss how African American's can use genealogy as a stepping stone to preserve African american history while simultaneously introducing  the youth to ther rich heritage, from a victorious perspective. Mrs. Raji will  examine  the  very short period in history whereupon our ancestors demonstrated the divine ability to overcome slavery and the barrage of other social ills they were forced to endure.    http://africanrootspodcast.com/