Twin brothers Brandon and Derek Campbell perform under the name “The Kentucky Gentlemen” and said they are fighting on two fronts to improve diversity and inclusion in country music.
Enslaved African Americans popularized the banjo in America, which became one of the most identifiable sounds in country music, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
We try to find the family of a 9-year-old enslaved girl who was seen in an Ambrotype taken in 1859. During our search, we uncovered the obstacles families of enslaved individuals have in researching their genealogy.