An African American family history
Earl and Rebecca Scott draw from their book Forging a Path to Wellbeing: The Journey of an African American Family. The book starts with establishing their family ancestry. The challenges are quite different for families whose history involves de facto and later de jure segregation and where official records are often unavailable due to slavery and loss, e.g., fire. They go on to discuss their commitment to education and family wellbeing.
An African American family history
Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 10am
You are invited to the meeting of UMRA’s Family History Interest Group on Wednesday, November 6, for a presentation by UMRA members Earl and Rebecca Scott. The Scotts will draw from their family ancestry and travels in America and Africa. Their book, Forging a Path to Wellbeing: The Journey of an African American Family, was published in 2023, the year the couple marked their 66th wedding anniversary.
The book starts with establishing the Scotts’ family ancestry. The challenges are quite different for families whose history involves de facto and de jure segregation, and when official records are often unavailable due to slavery and loss through fire.
The family photo on the cover of their book was taken in Katsina, northern Nigeria, in 1969. It represents a major steppingstone on the Scotts’ path to wellbeing. After visiting Nigeria, they returned to Africa many times for personal and scholarly growth as career educators. The Scotts joined UMRA in 2007 when Earl retired from the U of M geography faculty.
An email with the link to join the Zoom meeting will be emailed to all UMRA members one week before the meeting. We hope you can join us.
—Lynn C. Anderson and Craig Swan, FHIG co-chairs
Lynn Anderson and Craig Swan invite you to the scheduled Zoom meeting.
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