What it really means to be a person of color in this space...
Often when working as a researcher you put your head down and do the work never thinking the notoriety the project may garner or awards the finished products might receive. This was the case for Vicki McGill when working on “40 Acres and A Lie” Read More …
Vicki McGill has had the pleasure of sharing genealogical information and participated in panel discussions on various historic topics. Getting Started with Lowcountry Genealogy (Seminar) The Lemon Project Blog Black History: Local, Living, and Imaginative Descendant Stories — A Lemon’s Legacies Porch Talk with Vicki Read More …
Professional genealogist Vicki McGill worked on 40 Acres and a Lie – a 2 year long research project, with the Center for Public Integrity, exploring what we know as 40 Acres and a Mule a government program offering land to formerly enslaved people just after Read More …
Recently had the opportunity to visit The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration. The memorial recognizes lynching in the United States – more than 4,000 lynchings of African Americans – those that have been found through Read More …