text:  It's an anchor. Like the name has anchored your family. Even if there's been some detours along the way, it still connects you to family. Again, Dinah Ramey Berry. And the quest for family genealogy, as you have even experienced yourself, that's exactly what enslaved people were doing live during slavery and in the immediate aftermath and trying to connect with family. You know, your name has been important to multiple generations of your relatives.