African American For Further Reading

United States   African American Research    For Further Reading

For more detailed information on records and research African American ancestors, see:


 * Curt Bryan Witcher, African American Genealogy: a Bibliography and Guide to Sources (Fort Wayne, Ind. : Round Tower Books, 2000). WorldCat entry.
 * James M. Rose, and Alice Eichholz, Black Genesis: a Resource Book for African-American Genealogy, 2nd ed. (Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub., 2003).WorldCat entry.
 * Donna Beasley, Family Pride: the Complete Guide to Tracing African-American Genealogy (New York : Macmillan USA, ©1997). WorldCat entry.
 * The Newberry Library, African American Genealogy lists how-to guides, and other sources for African American research.
 * Access Genealogy (aggregator site) South Carolina African American Genealogy dozens of links to Internet sites which may or may not list African Americans in South Carolina. About 1/3 federal census links, about 1/3 national level African American sites.

Many presentations from the recent AAHGS (Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society) conference will soon be freely available for video streaming and downloading. These include the following:


 * Dr. Quintard Taylor, Jr., Author and Professor of American History, University of Washington Presentation: Roots West: African American History in the Trans-Mississippi West
 * Mary Hill, Author and accredited genealogist for Southern and Eastern States Presentation: Finding Records of Your Ancestors: 1870 to Present
 * Beth Wilson, Reference librarian for land records, African-American genealogy, and documentation research Presentation: Trails Back: Tracing Ancestors in Slavery through Census, Probate, and Land Research
 * Dr. Spencer Crew, Director of the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. Presentation: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Activities and Accomplishments
 * Angela Walton Raji, Author and avid African–Native American genealogist (See also African Roots Podcast) Presentation: Beyond the Dawes Rolls: Black Indian Ancestry East of the Mississippi
 * Adele Marcum, Professional genealogist and content specialist Presentation: Where Should I Start? Beginning Research on Ancestry.com
 * Howard Dodson, Chief, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library Presentation: To be announced