What is a short summary of the Prologue in the nonfiction book, Wandering in Strange Lands?

In the book’s prologue, author Morgan Jerkins writes about her parents, one of whom is from the New Jersey, and one of whom is from the North Carolina. Morgan Jerkins is a writer who focuses on Black American history, and she is interested in exploring her genealogical heritage, with the larger goal of understanding Black American history more fully. In researching this book, Jerkins traveled to various locations around the United States that have salient connections to the relevant history.