Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Historical
  • Language:English
  • Pages:128
  • Paperback ISBN:9781543948783

Carolina Footprints

The African-American Sasportas Family History

By Edwin R. Sasportas

Overview

This book traces the journey of an African-American family and the surname that is attached to it - from it's European and North African origins across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean and on to Calhoun Country in South Carolina.
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Description

This book traces the journey of an African-American family and the surname that is attached to it - from it's European and North African origins across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean and on to Calhoun Country in South Carolina. Severed from their ancestral family ties, the descendants of the Calhoun County Sasportas Branch managed to persevere and emerge as participants and contributors to all aspects of the American Experience.
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About The Author

Edwin R. Sasportas is a native of New York City, born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the State University of New York @ Albany and an MBA from Atlanta University. He has held various management positions in the transportation industry and has extensive involvement coaching and directing youth sports recreation programs. An avid history buff and family genealogist, "Carolina Footprints - The African-American Sasportas Family History" marks his first published work.
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