Family Tree Tracing, Black Cowboys, 'Miss Juneteenth,' Juneteenth Breakdown, Father's Day Films

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 19, 2020

Megan Smolenyak, former Chief Family Historian for Ancestry.com, and Andy McCarthy, from the New York Public Library's Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy, return to explain how to trace your family tree, what records and documents are particularly helpful, and how to get started on your own genealogy project.

Author Walter Thompson-Hernández joins us to discuss his book The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland and the history of black cowboys in America.

Director Channing Godfrey Peoples joins us to discuss her film "Miss Juneteenth", out on VOD 6/19. 

Fabiola Cineas, Vox writer and author of the article, "Juneteenth, Explained", joins us to discuss the history of Juneteenth and take listener calls on what Juneteenth means to them. 

Ben Yakas, arts editor for Gothamist and WNYC, joins us to recommend the best Father's Day movies to watch this weekend and take Father's Day shout-outs from listeners.

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