a Chicago native who graduated from SIUC in 1970.Burroughs has been tracing his own genealogy for 20 years and has also helped other African-Americans trace their family histories.Such research may be painful, he said, because it forces family members to relive a past they may have chosen to...
Occasionally, there are uncovered lives of African Americans such asJames Forten, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born a free American in Philadelphia, PA in 1766. At age 14, he joined the Continental Army and was a “power boy.” A powder boy carried...
This website is designed to share documentary resources useful in tracing the genealogies of African Americans of Darlington County, SC, particularly in the slavery and Reconstruction periods. Click the links at the top of this page for Deed Books, Other Resources (primarily Reconstruction era docume...
Specializing in African Ancestored Families in the South Genealogy has long been my avocation. My mission is to to research, write, and lecture to inspire descendants of enslaved African Americans to document their family histories, and to raise the consciousness of all Americans about the contribu...
Intended mainly for students who wish to trace their family roots, it also can be used by anyone interested in the lives of African Americans throughout the years. Suggestions on how to find records that are publicly available are included. The book concentrates on how to trace one's roots ...
When Black History Month arrives some are”passive celebrators” as if we think we are not connected to this portion of shared history. New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. The Black Heritage Trail …Continue reading→ ...
The First African American Sex Symbol Twenty Foreplayis a song by American singer-songwriterJanet Jacksonfrom her first greatest hits album,Design of a Decade1986/1996. It was released as the album’s second and final single on January 8, 1996. The title is a play on the word “foreplay”...
African-Americans began living in New York during the time when it was first settled by Europeans in the 17th century. During the 1700s, they made up more than 10% of the state's population. Many famous abolitionists made New York their home during the 1800s including such notables as ...
Andre Kearns Helping African Americans Trace Slaveholding Ancestors Using DNA Curated Session https://youtu.be/mlnSU5UM-nQ 2211 Barb Groth I Found You: Methods for Finding Hidden Family Members Curated Session https://youtu.be/J93hxOe_KC8 1285 Beth Taylor DNA and Genealogy Basics DNA Learning...
African Americans in Northeast Missouri Hannibal Free Public Library received a grant to preserve and document the history of the African American Community of Northeast Missouri. Collections shown here are held by the library and also by others in the community. Greenwood Cemetery Funerary Art Grave...