Books
Publications documenting African-Caribbean ancestry and the interpretation of slavery-era records.
A Tree Without Roots: The Guide to Tracing African, Asian and British Caribbean Ancestry
Reconstructing African-Caribbean ancestry across slavery-era records.
Ancestors
A historical novel inspired by thirteen years of research reconstructing the author's family history from West Africa through enslavement, resistance and emancipation in Jamaica..
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Tracing African American Family History
Records such as census data, Freedmen’s Bureau records, slave registers, and DNA evidence.
Descendants: A Memoir of a Windrush Adventurer’s Coming of Age
A biographical novel inspired by the life of the author's father, following his coming of age in Jamaica and migration to Britain as part of the Windrush generation, and continuing the family story explored in Ancestors.
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African, Irish and Creole Culture of the Caribbean
Interpreting cultural identity through historical records and traditions.
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DNA Testing Demystified: Separating Fact from Fiction
Explains what African ancestry DNA testing can and cannot reveal, and how genetic evidence must be interpreted alongside historical documentation.
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The Fables of Aesop (The Ethiop)
Re-examining classical narratives through African-Caribbean historical interpretation.
Tracing African Caribbean Family History
Combining archival records, oral traditions, and DNA within historical context.