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Finding enslavers in your family tree may make you feel uneasy and wary about presenting that information. Here’s a guide to grappling with the knowledge.

Even if they grew up poor, white people have privileges with roots in slavery, Lois Requist writes — and it's time to reckon with that fact.

How do we resolve racial tensions? Start with reclaiming Black family history Savannah Hopkinson © Illustration by Alex Cochran The first slave schedule Sharon Leslie Morgan saw was in Alabama while researching her own family branch. The only names belonged to the slave owners. Her family members were nothing more than a number. Ticks on a page. She cried. While many of us hope to encounter warm and friendly family stories when embarking on learning about our heritage, the reality for the majority of Black Americans is that their discoveries will be similar to Morgan’s:...