Brister English Project
Find your people in the records that tried to erase them
Helping descendants of chattel slavery navigate genealogy, understand slavery records, cross the 1870 wall, and tell the truth about our history.
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Our community archives are where we bring everything home: documents, clippings, transcriptions, and family records, all in one place. Built by us, for us.
Our community archives live right here on the site. Kindex is our partner platform where you can browse records we've already preserved. Ready to help transcribe new records? Join our transcription projects.
By the Numbers
The work in motion
A living archive, built one record, one name, one family at a time.
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This work only exists because people support it
Free resources, transcription projects, youth programs, and moving the archive forward all happen because folks donate. Every dollar helps keep this work alive.
Our Journey
How we've grown
From a simple link tree to a comprehensive nonprofit platform.
Where It Started
Our first collection of genealogy resources and links, built to share tools with the community.
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A more robust platform with organized databases, projects, and community spaces.
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The complete Brister English Project platform, now a registered nonprofit organization.
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