Daughter Dialogues

About Daughter Dialogues

Listen to real-life stories from women with African American lineage who honor their ancestors' fight to achieve independence for the United States of America and are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The host, Reisha Raney, a black leader in the DAR and a direct descendant of President Thomas Jefferson's grandfather, is conducting independent research as a Harvard University non-resident fellow, under the direction of Henry Louis Gates, Jr, host of the PBS Special "Finding Your Roots", exploring the lives of DAR members of color and their ancestry which includes men and women of American Indian, black or African descent, and white or European descent who contributed to the founding of the USA. Who are these descendants? What challenges did they overcome researching their genealogy? Visit DaughterDialogues.com to subscribe to the newsletter and meet more members of color. Follow us @DaughterDialogs on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube. This is not an official podcast of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). This podcast is independent and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the NSDAR. The President General is the official spokesperson of NSDAR.

Publisher

DaughterDialogues.com

Category

history · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jul 2020

Latest episode

4 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Jul 2026

   America at 250: Black DAR Legends and the Short Film She Walked Through

   Featuring the legendary Black women central to the history of African American members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the history of the Forgotten Patriots and Daughters of Color Luncheon, and the short film created in that room for America’s 250th anniversary, produced by Memoirize. Create your own story project at Memoirize.com- a storytelling studio for people, families, and organizations ready to turn meaningful milestones and histories into audio and film—from anniversaries...

2. 

   6 May 2021

   Daughter Dialogues season two: Reflection

   Announcing the end of season two, Daughter Dialogues will return on Thursdays in September (postponed until February 2022). This episode includes observations in review of season two, listener comments, podcast statistics, announcements of live virtual events to interact with the Daughters, and a season three preview. Hear the status of breaking the series into seasons and pace of the research project; common shared experiences among the Dialogues, new! from season two: bold women...

3. 

   29 Apr 2021

   Yolanda Bogan: Psychologist. Croatan Indian patriot. Health and racism pandemics.

   Yolanda discusses her Croatan Native American Revolutionary War patriot Ephraim Manuel, son of 7th great grandfather Nicholas Manuel who was enslaved with his wife Bungey, both being of African descent in Elizabeth City County, Virginia; Nicholas migrating to Croatan territory in Samson County, North Carolina after he was freed from slavery in 1718; the Daughters of the American Revolution listing her patriot as Native American since his great grandson Enoch Manuel was Croatan and listed Ephr...

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4.9 / 5

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