Descendants Forum Member Organizations

The Black Georgetown Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization incorporated in 2005 in Washington, DC. to jointly manage the preservation and commemoration of the Mt. Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries.

The Black Pearls of Genealogy (BPOG) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving, restoring, and honoring Black family histories. Founded by David Anthony Taylor, BPOG empowers individuals and communities to reconnect with their ancestral roots through digital archives, educational workshops, cemetery mapping, youth fellowships, and culturally relevant genealogy tools.

Chesapeake Heartland: An African American Humanities Project preserves, digitizes, interprets, and makes accessible materials related to African American history and culture in Kent County, Maryland and beyond. Chesapeake Heartland seeks to build a model of grassroots preservation, curation, and interpretation for communities across the region.

The Clotilda Descendants Association (CDA) was founded by descendants of the Africans brought to Alabama aboard the Clotilda in 1860, the last known ship to illegally transport enslaved people to the U.S. Based in Africatown, Alabama, the CDA is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and sharing the history, culture, and legacy of the Clotilda survivors and their descendants.

The Dark Branch Descendants Association (DBDA) is a North Carolina-based non-profit dedicated to protecting the community of Dark Branch, a historic African American freedom settlement in Brunswick County. It works to preserve local history, including the Dark Branch Cemetery, and represents descendants of those enslaved on or affiliated with the Lilliput, Kendall, Orton, and The Oaks plantations.

The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, descendant-led organization dedicated to honoring ancestors enslaved by Jesuits to build Saint Louis University (SLU) between 1823–1865. Founded by Robin Proudie, the group advocates for remembrance, restoration, and reparations for generational harm.

History Before Us, founded by award-winning filmmaker and mental health counselor Frederick Murphy, is a documentary and content creation platform dedicated to preserving and sharing often-overlooked stories of African American history, culture, and resilience. It highlights grassroots history through site visits, interviews, and documentarie.

Kinfolkology is an open archive, database collective, and collaborative community dedicated to remembering enslaved ancestors as kin and kindred. Kinfolkology integrates datawork with rootwork and research with care, guided by an understanding that while enslaved ancestors are no longer living, they were and are part of communities and families that are very much alive.

The Shelton Heritage Society of GA & Historic Possum Trot is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Hardy and Mary Bearden Shelton. They focus on honoring ancestors, preserving the Shelton Family Cemetery, and documenting local history.

The Slave Dwelling Project, founded by Joseph McGill in 2010, identifies, preserves, and documents extant 17th-to-19th-century slave dwellings across the U.S.. By organizing overnight stays in these spaces, the project aims to bring attention to overlooked history, foster conversations about the legacy of slavery, and support descendant communities.Description goes here

The Slave Legacy History Coalition is a consortium of individuals, organizations, and institutions engaged in the preservation and promotion of the history of enslaved New Englanders.