Beans & Taters: Uncovering the Past By: Tonya Avery Hinton Join Tonya Avery Hinton on a journey to the Kentucky countryside to explore her family heritage. She was told her heritage was mostly Native American, though what she found was much more exciting and interesting. Focused on African American background with links to slavery, Hinton's adventure uncovers murder, mystery, and mayhem as she learns and explores her genealogy.