International Society of Sons and Daughters
of Slave Ancestry®
Honoring Our Enslaved Ancestors
We honor our enslaved ancestors
for:
their strength and survival;
their suffering and sacrifice;
their faith and forgiveness;
their endurance and indomitable spirit;
their courage and
perseverance; and their contributions in the building of our nations.
Welcome to the
ISDSA Web Site. Anyone can submit
information on slave ancestry.
Descendants of slaves and descendants of slaveholders can submit names
and other information about former slaves.
Anyone who has documents with slave names can submit that information to
ISDSA.
ISDSA is a 501(c)3 non profit organization and welcomes
donations. Make your tax deductible check or money order payable to: ISDSA, P.O.
Box 436937, Chicago, IL 60643-6937
Contents
-
Information about ISDSA
- Membership Information
- Slave Database
- Archived Newsletters
- Calendar of Events
- Campaign
- Photo Submission Form
- Genealogy Links
- Contact Information
- Comments and Slave Data Registration
Information about ISDSA
INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF SLAVE ANCESTRY
ISDSA
P.O. BOX 436937
CHICAGO, IL
60643-6937
ISDSA@aol.com
ISDSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit lineage
society
OUR PHILOSOPHY
The Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry are proud of their enslaved ancestors, not ashamed; want to remember the past, not erase it; want to celebrate their heritage, not mourn it; and want to promote dialogue about this chapter in world history for the purpose of documenting and preserving slave genealogy for future generations.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the ISDSA is to perpetuate the memory of our slave ancestors in America and around the world.
GOALS
To honor and celebrate our enslaved ancestors
To promote an interest in slave genealogy and family history
To encourage the documentation, publication, and preservation of slave genealogy and historical information
To recognize people who research, document, publish and preserve their slave ancestry
OBJECTIVES
To publish slave genealogy and historical information
To house the ISDSA archival collection of print and nonprint media relating to slavery in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection at the Carter G. Woodson Library in Chicago, Illinois
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Campaign - what we are seeking
ISDSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit lineage
society
·
dedicated to preserving slave
research and genealogy
·
dedicated to promoting family
history research in the schools
We are seeking:
1. Photographs of formerly enslaved
ancestors from people across the nation for the purpose of an annual traveling
exhibit.
2. Stories that have been passed down
from generation to generation about ancestors who were born in slavery.
3. Pedigree charts that show lineage back
to a slave ancestor.
4. Names of our enslaved ancestors to
erect a monument in their honor.
All documents will
be housed in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection at the Carter G. Woodson
Library in Chicago, Illinois.
If you would like to contribute
photos, stories, pedigree charts or join us in this project, please contact us
for more information
ISDSA
P.O. Box 436937
Chicago, IL 60643-6937
(773) 238-2686
e-mail: isdsa@aol.com
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Genealogy Links
- RootsWeb Home Page
- US
Colored Troops Civil War Database
- Afrigeneas
- Christine's
Genealogy Website
- Cyndi's
List
- US
GenWeb Project
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Contact Information
Electronic mail address
isdsa@aol.com
Web address
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilissdsa/
Office phone
773 238-2686
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Comments and Slave Data Registration
Questions about this page should be directed to isdsa@aol.com. Please include the problem you are having with this page when writing.
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