Sons and Daughters of the U.S. Middle Passage

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Sons and Daughters of the U.S. Middle Passage Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP) is a lineage society that is dedicated to the memory on the enslaved Africans in the U.S.

Any person is eligible for membership in the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP) who is not less than eighteen years of age, and who is directly and lineally descendent from a man or woman who is of African-descent and was forced into slavery in the United States of America, including its colonial days, prior to the end of slavery as marked by the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, effective December 1865.

09/23/2026

The collection’s 300,000 pages record the lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad

09/20/2026

What will you gain? New clues, research confidence, and more ways to tell your family’s story.

Join the 2026 AAHGS Virtual National Symposium for practical strategies you can put to work in your own family history research.

Choose sessions that help you:

• Explore Freedmen’s Bureau records, military and pension files, newspapers, and other sources for clues about your ancestors’ lives.

• Learn strategies for researching beyond 1870 and tracing enslaved ancestors recorded only by first name.

• Connect DNA findings with historical records to strengthen your research and uncover family connections.

• Turn your discoveries into meaningful keepsakes that share your family’s story with future generations.

Whether you’re getting started or working through a challenging research question, explore sessions for different experience levels and join Lunch with FamilySearch.

Bring your questions and curiosity—and discover new possibilities for your next search.

Saturday, October 24, 2026
9 a.m.–7 p.m. ET | Virtual

Register here:
https://aahgs.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=623005&item_id=2961631

Research. Recover. Reclaim.
Documenting Our Legacy with Evidence and Intention.

On August 23, we joined communities around the world in observing UNESCO’s **International Day for the Remembrance of th...
08/24/2026

On August 23, we joined communities around the world in observing UNESCO’s **International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition**.

This day honors the millions of African people who were captured, trafficked, enslaved, and subjected to generations of violence and exploitation through the transatlantic slave trade. It also commemorates the historic uprising that began in Saint-Domingue during the night of August 22–23, 1791—an uprising that ultimately led to the creation of Haiti, the first independent Black republic, and profoundly advanced the global struggle against slavery.

For the Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, remembrance is more than looking backward. It is an obligation to **commemorate our ancestors, connect their descendants, educate future generations, and preserve the truth of their lives, resistance, survival, and contributions.**

We encourage educators, families, genealogists, historians, and descendants to explore the **Breaking the Silence: Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project**, a valuable educational resource developed through UNESCO initiatives:

https://caribbean.eclac.org/publications/breaking-silence-transatlantic-slave-trade-education-project

We remember their names when we know them.
We honor them even when history failed to record their names.
We tell their stories.
And we will not allow the world to forget.

Breaking the Silence: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project Published date 2016-08-23 Author UN symbol Download Abstract: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project (also known as the TST) is an integral part of the UNESCO Slave Route Project. It is conducted through UNESCO’s Assoc...

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P. O. Box 5002
Trenton, NJ
08638

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