# DNA Links 42,000 Living People to Enslaved and Free African Americans Buried in Maryland

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/dna-links-42000-living-people-to-enslaved-and-free-african-americans-buried-in-maryland/
- Published: 2023-08-06T09:45:44-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Catoctin Furnace in Cunningham Falls State Park, Maryland. Photo credit: Aneta Kaluzna. Article by Margaret Osborne. Smithsonian Magazine – August 4, 2023. A first-of-its-kind DNA analysis has connected 27 free and enslaved African Americans buried in a Maryland cemetery to their 42,000 living relatives. The new research opens up a “historical gateway,” for Black Americans whose ancestors were stolen during the transatlantic slave trade, […] Click here to view original web page at www.smithsonianmag.com