Afro-American Genealogical Research: Guidebooks
Each of the following guides contains
a depth and breadth of information to which family researchers are
advised to return frequently as they progress in their genealogical
pursuits.
1. African American Genealogical Sourcebook
Edited by Paula K. Byers. 1st ed. New York: Gale Research, 1995.
xix, 244 p. (Genealogy Sourcebook Series.)
E185.96 .A444 1995
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
77-3150
2. Blockson, Charles L. and Ron Fry.
Black genealogy. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall,
1977. 232 p., facsims.
CS21 .B55
Bibliography: p. 220-228. Includes index.
This work contains a chapter which guides the user through the
challenges of using the National Archives for genealogical research
on black families. It covers the census in detail, and does not
neglect more difficult or obscure collections, such as the documents
of the Freedman's Bureau.
82-12145
3. Ethnic Genealogy: A Research Guide
Edited by Jessie Carney Smith; foreword by Alex Haley.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. xxxix, 440 p., ill.
CS49 .E83 1983
Includes bibliographies and index.
Basic background reading for African-American genealogy. Includes
a bibliographic overview of African history, slave trade, underground
railroad and records of resulting black communities. More than
200 libraries and historical organizations were surveyed for their
holdings, including manuscript collections.
85-45112
4. Morton-Young, Tommie.
Afro-American Genealogy Sourcebook
New York: Garland Pub., 1987. ix, 199 p., ill. (Garland Reference
Library of Social Science; vol. 321).
E185.96 .Y67 1987
Includes bibliographical references.
Basic background reading for African-American genealogy. Includes
a bibliographic overview of African history, the slave trade,
the underground railroad, and the records of resulting black communities.
More than 200 libraries and historical organizations were surveyed
for their holdings, including manuscript collections.
85-45112 r94
5. Rose, James M. and Alice Eichholz.
Black genesis
Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978. xiv, 326 p. (Gale Genealogy
and Local History Series; v. 1).
CS21 .R57
Includes indexes.
A state-by-state survey of available records and resources. Includes
Canada and the West Indies. Read introductory matter for some
research strategies not repeated elsewhere.
77-74819
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