Nikki Williams Sebastian: Part 2. It's complicated.

Daughter Dialogues

English - July 30, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB
Personal Journals Society & Culture Documentary daughters african american revolution black united states member ancestry genealogy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Nikki Williams Sebastian: Part 1. Uncovering and telling unknown stories.

Next Episode: Dymond Bush: sports librarian, 10th generation Rhode Islander. I belong here.

In continuation from part 1, Nikki talks about what happened after the O'Kelleys discovered that their family origin is not Irish but instead British; meeting white Mormon O'Kelley relatives who descended from the man who enslaved her ancestor; a member of her black family converting to Mormonism; witnessing a testimony given by a white cousin in front of Mormon church congregation sharing his family's slave owning history; the O'Kelley lineage connection to Revolutionary War ancestor Edward Barrett; joining the Daughters of the American Revolution; reactions from others about being a black member of the DAR; taking leadership roles within the DAR; how joining the DAR has changed her life; the significance of membership in the DAR and being of service. Read Nikki's biography at www.daughterdialogues.com/daughters

Subscribe to the newsletter at www.daughterdialogues.com

Follow us @DaughterDialogs on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter