Margaret Adele: My Truitt Family is a photojournalistic book documenting the true DNA journey of my 100-year-old mother. We turn the pages of time to learn that my mother's paternal ancestors experienced 292 years of living as free African-Americans beginning with colonial era Abner Truitt Sr. who was born free in 1760 in Cross Creek Hundreds, Delaware when it was still a British Territory. Abner and his family lived on the Chesapeake Bay during the formation of the first Continental Congress. Before the United States Constitution of 1776. Before Delaware became the 1st state in the U.S. in 1787. Before George Washington became the 1st U.S. President in 1789. Before the 13 colonies became the 13 states of the Union. True African-American history.