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The techniques and records used to successfully conduct African American genealogy are shown using the story of Griffin and his brothers as examples. He was born enslaved on the plantation of William W. Carrington in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Jane Woody, who had been born enslaved approximately five miles away in Person County, North Carolina. This is the story of their struggles during and after slavery, and it follows their descendants to the present day.

Surnames: Fountain, Woody, Carrington, Walker, and McGhee.