New research finds DNA ties between enslaved iron forge workers and Americans alive today

Published August 8, 2023 at 5:52 AM AKDT

New research using “ancient DNA” may help Black Americans trace enslaved and free ancestors whose names and stories were never recorded.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with STAT reporter Usha Lee McFarling for more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.