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- catalog abstract ""Claiming Kin is a story about a woman's quest to discover her roots upon the death of the father she barely knew. A former journalist hungry for the truth, she conducted a search into the past that led her from her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, back to the birthplace of the Scruggs family in nearby Williamson County. There she traced the family back to 1847 and the Scruggs farm, where her ancestors were once slaves. Her journey soon became a spiritual and emotional one, forcing her to examine not only her own beliefs about the importance of family but also her religious beliefs as she turned toward honoring her ancestors. This is a tale that will capture the heart and mind."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12411785.
- catalog coverage "Nashville (Tenn.) Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Williamson County (Tenn.) Biography.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Claiming Kin is a story about a woman's quest to discover her roots upon the death of the father she barely knew. A former journalist hungry for the truth, she conducted a search into the past that led her from her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, back to the birthplace of the Scruggs family in nearby Williamson County. There she traced the family back to 1847 and the Scruggs farm, where her ancestors were once slaves. Her journey soon became a spiritual and emotional one, forcing her to examine not only her own beliefs about the importance of family but also her religious beliefs as she turned toward honoring her ancestors. This is a tale that will capture the heart and mind."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 178 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0312261357".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Nashville (Tenn.) Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Tennessee Nashville.".
- catalog spatial "Tennessee Williamson County.".
- catalog spatial "Williamson County (Tenn.) Biography.".
- catalog subject "976.8/5600496073/0092 B 21".
- catalog subject "African American families Tennessee Nashville.".
- catalog subject "African American families Tennessee Williamson County.".
- catalog subject "African American women Biography.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Biography.".
- catalog subject "E185.97 .S38 2002".
- catalog subject "Scruggs family.".
- catalog subject "Scruggs, Afi Family.".
- catalog subject "Scruggs, Afi.".
- catalog title "Claiming kin : confronting the history of an African American family / Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".