10 Million Names will recover the family stories of more than 40 million Americans living today. This work will create a permanent, free, publicly available repository of gold-standard African American family histories. It will also document the location, forced migration, and post-Emancipation diaspora of America’s enslaved men, women, and children, and collect vital demographic information about America’s Black communities. By educating millions of Americans about the tools and techniques of researching African American genealogy, this project will engage and develop the next generation of Black genealogists in America.

Within just a few years, the genealogical databases of the 10 Million Names project will coalesce to form a research asset of virtually unparalleled national importance. This national treasure will support academic and non-profit research for generations to come, in a variety of academic fields, including the following:

• Population Movement
• Social History
• Regional History
• Culture Studies
• Religion Studies
• Longevity & Health
• Economics & Wealth
• Educational Advancement