Cynthia Evans

Research Director, American Ancestors’ 10 Million Names project

Cynthia Evans is Research Director of American Ancestors’ 10 Million Names project, a collaborative project dedicated to recovering the names of the estimated 10 million men, women, and children of African descent who were enslaved in pre- and post-colonial American. She is a researcher, historian, and genealogist with more than ten years of experience in African American history and research and five years of experience managing a genealogy center in Austin, TX.. There she partnered with other local archival institutions to create Austin’s first African American Genealogical symposium. She holds an M.A. in Museum Science.