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Daughter Dialogues
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Listen to real-life stories from women with African American lineage who honor their ancestors' fight to achieve independence for the United States of America and are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The host, Reisha Raney, a black leader in the DAR and a direct descendant of President Thomas Jefferson's grandfather, is conducting independent research as a Harvard University non-resident fellow, under the direction of Henry Louis Gates, Jr, host of the PBS Special "Finding Your Roots", exploring the lives of DAR members of color and their ancestry which includes men and women of American Indian, black or African descent, and white or European descent who contributed to the founding of the USA. Who are these descendants? What challenges did they overcome researching their genealogy? Visit DaughterDialogues.com to subscribe to the newsletter and meet more members of color. Follow us @DaughterDialogs on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube. This is not an official podcast of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). This podcast is independent and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the NSDAR. The President General is the official spokesperson of NSDAR.

Society & Culture
Personal Journals
History
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Average audio length:
62 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
35 episodes
since July 1, 2020
episodic
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America at 250: Black DAR Legends and the Short Film She Walked Through

America at 250: Black DAR Legends and the Short Film She Walked Through

Featuring the legendary Black women central to the history of African American members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the history of the Forgotten Patriots and Daughters of Color Luncheon, and the short film created in that room for America’s 250th anniversary. In this special America…
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Daughter Dialogues season two: Reflection

Daughter Dialogues season two: Reflection

Announcing the end of season two, Daughter Dialogues will return on Thursdays in September (postponed until February 2022).  This episode includes observations in review of season two, listener comments, podcast statistics, announcements of live virtual events to interact with the Daughters, and a …
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Yolanda Bogan: Psychologist. Croatan Indian patriot. Health and racism pandemics.

Yolanda Bogan: Psychologist. Croatan Indian patriot. Health and racism pandemics.

Yolanda discusses her Croatan Native American Revolutionary War patriot Ephraim Manuel, son of 7th great grandfather Nicholas Manuel who was enslaved with his wife Bungey, both being of African descent in Elizabeth City County, Virginia; Nicholas migrating to Croatan territory in Samson County, Nor…
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Carol Hector-Harris: Journalist. Never enslaved Africa born patriot, Ghana.

Carol Hector-Harris: Journalist. Never enslaved Africa born patriot, Ghana.

Carol talks about descending from Quock Martrick, born in 1756 Ghana, Africa, who served with George Washington in the American Revolution and was with Benedict Arnold when he left his post; spending three years searching for Quock’s slave master, assuming he had one as always taught in school abou…
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Dawn Dance: Brain trauma survivor. I’m not “nothing” anymore.

Dawn Dance: Brain trauma survivor. I’m not “nothing” anymore.

Dawn discusses surviving multiple traumatic brain conditions; being called both a honkey and the “N-word” as a Creole mixed race child growing up in California; being a Georgetown University 272 slave descendant; and descending from Marie Therese Coin Coin, a slave owner of African descent who was …
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True Lewis: Veteran. Women shouldn’t be in the military.

True Lewis: Veteran. Women shouldn’t be in the military.

True talks about her family legacy of four generations of firstborns, with her being the first woman, serving in the U.S. Armed Forces; joining the U.S. Army despite her “mom” (grandmother) and birth father feeling that women should not be in the military but with the support of her "dad"…
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Marcia Lamar: Travel Manager. Yank, white Frank’s black nickname troubles.

Marcia Lamar: Travel Manager. Yank, white Frank’s black nickname troubles.

Marcia talks about how the Clotilda, the last ship that transported slaves after their trade from Africa was abolished, carried the captives who bought land to create Africatown in Alabama, where her father lived; disheartened learning her ancestors did not come from the Clotilda; her pipe smoking …
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Karen Harmon: Pianist, scientific editor. Proud to descend from bold women.

Karen Harmon: Pianist, scientific editor. Proud to descend from bold women.

Karen talks about great aunt Bernice Gaines Hughes, the first black female Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in England and France WWII, aviation cadet; maternal 2nd great grandmother arriving in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1862 as a fugitive…
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Gabrielle Burrell: Acadian’s towering Daughter. Braving shyness, descendants’ ties.

Gabrielle Burrell: Acadian’s towering Daughter. Braving shyness, descendants’ ties.

Gabrielle shares how towering over her family at 6’2”, she struggled to overcome nervousness about joining the Daughters of the American Revolution in which she discovered new-found black and white relatives who were members that share descendancy from her Acadian Revolutionary War patriot Pierre R…
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Nicka Smith: Ancestry consultant, Cherokee slave owner’s descendant, Nation citizen.

Nicka Smith: Ancestry consultant, Cherokee slave owner’s descendant, Nation citizen.

Nicka Sewell-Smith discusses attaining her Cherokee Nation citizenship; being a descendant of Cherokee Old Settler Chief John Rogers Jr., who by force, reproduced with her 4th great grandmother Annie May, of African descent and enslaved by another Cherokee, resulting in their daughter Martha May wh…
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