In 2013, South Carolinians made the unexpected discovery of a Colonial-era cemetery holding the remains of enslaved people. Now, a genetic analysis of some of these individuals reveals their origins.
People enslaved during the 18th century in Charleston, South Carolina were kidnapped from all across Africa and denied the chance to be buried with kin, a new DNA analysis from a local cemetery has revealed.
In 2013, 36 graves were found in a previously unknown burial ground during renovations of the Gaillard performing arts center. Located in Charleston's historic Ansonborough neighborhood, the small 18th-century cemetery contained the remains of enslaved Africans. Prior to reburial, the Gullah Society, a nonprofit group that sought to document Black cemeteries, and the African American community of Charleston decided to pursue scientific analysis of the Anson Street Ancestors.
Slavery meant that biological families could be ripped apart, with children, parents, husbands and wives sold and sent far away from their loved ones. In the shadow of such violence, people may not have had the opportunity to bury family members.
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