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Georgia Tech students help Savannah woman trace her lineage back 6 generations, despite the impacts of slavery
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgia Tech students have helped a Savannah woman trace her lineage back six generations, despite the overwhelming impacts of slavery.
It is one thing to know history from a textbook, it is another to know your own: where you came from, what stories have made you who you are, what kind of people have come before you.
“Trace your ancestry. Even if it is not for you or you aren’t interested in it- maybe your kids are, maybe your grandkids will be one day,” said Kenyetta Harris, who is currently living in Savannah.
If you are an African American, tracing your ancestry can be brutal because of the vicious impacts of slavery.
“Everyone has the right to know where they come from, but not everyone has that luxury,” Georgia Tech student Haley Evans said.
Dr. Christopher Lawton is a professor at Georgia Tech. The school doesn’t have a history major, but passionate STEM students sign up to help him dig up history and tell the stories of enslaved peoples in Georgia. He has been doing this work for years.
“It gave me such a newfound appreciation for people who do this kind of work because of how hard it is,” Evans said.
“Some histories of the past that leave some stories out or some people out aren’t good for anyone,” Dr. Lawton said.
Dr. Lawton was connected with Kenyetta Harris, who has been trying to trace her roots.
“You are trying to put together this puzzle but eventually you realize you can’t put together all of the pieces because some of them are always going to be missing,” Evans said.
“It took me a moment. It really brought me to tears. I just couldn’t believe it,” Harris said.
The students in his class, with guidance, were able to dig six generations back into Kenyetta’s family.
“Listening to the students tell the story of Cyrus, Sukey, Emmanuel, Candace and all the other family members that were enslaved. It really brought me to tears,” Harris said.
“To know where you come from is a privilege. Having some names, stories, even an area to tie that to can really make a difference just in the way that you walk, the way that you talk and the way that you carry yourself throughout this world,” said Georgia Tech student Andrea Lewis.
“We are telling the story more fully and more openly and more accurately, I think that is good for everyone,” Dr. Lawton said.
By clicking on the Georgia Tech story, you can hear students reading the histories of several members of Kenyetta’s family.
The findings will be added to Dr. Lawton’s Seen/Unseen website. The website is set up for his book Seen/Unseen: Hidden Lives in a Community of Enslaved Georgians. You can go there now and learn about the histories of dozens of enslaved Georgians.
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The SEC has announced the future Georgia football conference opponents for the 2026 through 2029 seasons.
Georgia will face Florida, South Carolina and Auburn every season. The SEC announced on Friday that the annual opponents will be revisited every four seasons.
Georgia football future SEC opponents, schedule
- 2026: Florida (Atlanta), at South Carolina, Auburn, at Alabama, at Ole Miss, at Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Vanderbilt
- 2027: Florida (Tampa), South Carolina, at Auburn, at Kentucky, at Texas, at Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee
- 2028: Florida (Jacksonville), at South Carolina, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, at Oklahoma, at Missouri, at Vanderbilt
- 2029: Florida (Jacksonville), South Carolina, at Auburn, Kentucky, Texas, Texas A&M, at LSU, at Mississippi State, at Tennessee
“it’s hard. I mean, it’s brutal. And everybody’s the same,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said on Tuesday night. “I mean, we all gotta play each other. It’s really tough, highly ranked teams, physical teams. It’s just going to continue to be a grind. I mean, looking forward with the nines coming, it’s going to be scary because you just don’t have enough. Nobody has enough depth.”
Dates for the 2026 schedule will be announced in December, according to the conference. The schedules will be flipped in 2028 and 2029 from the home-road splits in 2026 and 2027.
In its scheduling outline, the SEC made it clear it wants competitively balanced schedules, which will be determined using the entire schedule and not just the annual opponents. Tennessee reportedly will face Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky in each of the next four years. The latter two are not exactly football powerhouses.
According to the SEC, the highest opponent average winning percentage for any school in the 2026-29 schedules is 55.67% while the lowest is 46.65%, a difference of only 9.02%. From 2020 through 2023 — when the league still used the divisional format — the highest winning percentage was 61.32% and the lowest was 39.76%.
In addition to nine conference games, the SEC stipulates that schools face one Power Four in its nonconference scheduling.
Georgia’s game against Georgia Tech satisfies that requirement. Georgia has future nonconference games against Louisville, Florida State, Clemson and Ohio State on its schedule for the time being.
As it stands, Georgia has 13 games scheduled for the 2025 season. The Bulldogs have nonconfernce games against Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Louisville and Georgia Tech.
“We’re working through that right now, and a lot of that’s going to be determined as we learn when and where our schedule is going to be in the next few weeks,” Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks said. “But that’s something we’re attacking right now to see what our options are going to be in 2026. So we’re going to take it one year at a time right now. The first focus is going to be on 2026 and then 2027 and moving on. So still a lot of work to be done, and I work closely with Coach Smart and Mark Robinson and the league to kind of figure out what is that going to mean for our schedule moving forward.”
Georgia takes on Alabama this week, with the game scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
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We’re back for another week of college football action and the slate is loaded, including three games between ranked opponents.
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Clemson at Georgia Tech (+3), Noon ET, ESPN: The Tigers are just 3-point favorites ahead of their first road game. It’s a sign that expectations for Clemson have been way off. With Haynes King back, the Yellow Jackets will want to keep it on the ground.
Georgia at Tennessee (+4), 3:30 p.m., ABC: Has Georgia’s offense been good enough ahead of this pivotal SEC game? Saturday is the day to air it out as Tennessee will be without its top two corners again.
South Florida at Miami (-17.5), 4:30 p.m., The CW: The Bulls are the surprise team so far this season. Can they pull off a third straight upset, or will the ‘Canes handle business?
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