African American Roll Call

[Akata Man Bromo]

Born:

Me: Miami FL
Mom: Savannah GA
Pops mom: Freeport Bahamas then Miami

 

[ThatTruth777]

Louisiana on both sides although I have many relatives in Texas on my mom's side

 

[RichieRich]

Dad's side from Carolina & VA (757/804)


Mom's side from Florida/NY/PR

 

[CinnaSlim]

Mom's: family history goes back to slavery in Camilla, GA, currently spread out between NYC and Raleigh, NC.
Dad's: Morvant, Trinidad. - Dad grew up somewhere down south, USA, but met my mom in NYC. (I need to ask him more about his life)

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

Mom's: family history goes back to slavery in Camilla, GA, currently spread out between NYC and Raleigh, NC.
Dad's: Morvant, Trinidad. - Dad grew up somewhere down south, USA, but met my mom in NYC. (I need to ask him more about his life)

Crazy how many of us have deep south heritage Both of us have deep south sprinkled with Caribbean.... My pops grew up a Miami/fort lauderdale goon until he had my older sister and married my mom then he joined the military (even with a record) and then we got to see the world Thank god he saw the light

 

[Poitier]

I saw someone say Clarksdale which is where my grandmother is from but we got any Bessemer, Alabama people on here?

 

[Self_Born7]

Where you from, blood? What set you claim?

this is my set...

 

[Self_Born7]

Lmao naw, just shootin the shyt wit this african/island boy comin in here wit that foolishness

why b/c I don't want associate with being labeled amerikkkan... what makes you amerikkkan? you have freedom, justice and equality as an amerikkkan?
If i was amerikkkan, i have full rights and privileges as these cac amerikkkan...

 

[CinnaSlim]

Crazy how many of us have deep south heritage Both of us have deep south sprinkled with Caribbean.... My pops grew up a Miami/fort lauderdale goon until he had my older sister and married my mom then he joined the military (even with a record) and then we got to see the world Thank god he saw the light

Same with my dad, married my mom and joined the military.

 

[Fox]

Maternal side Louisiana

Paternal side Tennessee

 

[Klyk21]

Lol five responses

lol this thread proves my point

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Born and raised in Alabama. Mom is from birmingham(deceased) i think and my dad has family from detroit/chicago.

 

[Sleepy Walker]

I saw someone say Clarksdale which is where my grandmother is from but we got any Bessemer, Alabama people on here?

Any Bowman or Bakers in your family?

 

[Poitier]

Any Bowman or Bakers in your family?

Not that I know.......you got roots in Bessemer or Clarksdale?

 

[Sleepy Walker]

Not that I know.......you got roots in Bessemer or Clarksdale?

Bessemer

 

[kayslay]

Southsid Chicagoan
Both Maternal and Paternal fam is from Mississippi.

Great grandparents are deceased but that other AA thread got me even more in finding out about my fam prior to the great migration.