KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – For many Black families, slavery erased names, records and history. Now, a new database in Jackson County is trying to put those names back within reach.
Reggie James has long studied the past. His family’s history is no different.
“I knew nothing,” James said.
In 1979, while watching the TV miniseries “Roots: The Next Generation,” the retired schoolteacher felt the pull to discover his own roots…