Kim Cook

Title

Kim Cook

Subject Headings

Slavery--United States
African Americans--Reparations
African Americans--North Carolina--Wilmington--History
Riots--North Carolina--Wilmington--History--19th century.

Description

Dr. Kimberly Cook discusses finding archival records of her family's involvement in slavery and reflecting on her own involvement in anti-racist activism throughout her life.

Name(s) of ancestors

Samuel Edson; Susanna Edson

Name(s) of enslaved person(s)

Sarah; George

Location(s) mentioned

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States; Colonial Massachusetts

Indigenous tribes mentioned

Lakota [Lakȟóta]

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Rights

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