from the article:
"Never before has tracing ancestry been so easy, the Slave Descendants Freedom Society founder said..
Even if there isn't documentation of the slave trade, there are other clues. The Freedom Society is affiliated with Family Tree DNA, which keeps a database and notifies those who participate if there's a match, he said.
Black Americans might find distant relatives they never knew about in Africa or in America — the result of slave families that were torn apart, he said.
"You don't think that leaves a void from generation to generation? Of course it does," he said. "We try to enlighten people and encourage people to reconnect those families, not only in America but around the world."
What a brilliant initiative!! Thanks for Sharing this, Sister FaithSoul~