So to welcome Archie home, your family at the Justice Desk has given him the traditional South African name Ntsika. This name of Xhosa African origin means ‘pillar of strength.’ ...

Although researching African American genealogy can be challenging—for example, the U.S. Census did not record enslaved people by name, so the 1870 census was the first to include identifying ...

For African Americans, tracing family history can be a long, ... It wasn't until 1870, the first census after the end of slavery, where African Americans were listed by full name.