I've no idea what correct protocol is in the U.S. these days on this volatile subject.

I am white, Anglo-Saxon, nominally American.
I have found numerous black, African, American persons sharing my maternal surname.

I have also, in the course of my research, found data that names slaves owned by my ancestors, and, sometimes, data that links those slaves to families that might be traced.

I understand that such info does not lead "back home", just as much of mine does not, but it occurred to me that the accumulation of such info might be useful to others.

What do you think? Is it useful for me to collect and collate this info? And what, then, is the best way to pass it on?

Jim Boyce
Farges, France