Researching Alphaeus

I had to know more about the attractive young man in the photograph. In 2010, I began what became a fascinating journey to uncover the life of Alphaeus Prowell. The decision to publish my research was based on the significant amount of information I located on him. Amazingly, the details of his everyday life were reported in newspapers. The articles are now a lasting record of his life and experiences. 

Back in 1999, before I became interested in genealogy, I saw the documentary Black Press: Soldiers without Swords, a film on the history of the Black Press in America. Unbeknownst, to me at the time, was how significant the role historical black newspapers would play in the tracing of my own family history.