Nathaniel Cline for USA Today interviews Ric Murphy on Black families using DNA, genealogy to fill in historical gaps left by slavery inspired by the 400th anniversary of the 1619 African landing, more Black people are researching their roots and tracing their ancestry ...for more information.

Ric Murphy talked about his book Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia, which profiles the “20 and odd” Africans who arrived in the Jamestown colony in 1619. This group included Murphy’s own ancestors. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture hosted this event provided the video ...for more information.