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Link Categories Major Genealogy Sites African American Genealogy and History African American Genealogy Information and Resources African American Genealogy Resources African/Native American Resources Asian Genealogy Resources Mexico Genealogy Information and Resources Records from Africa African American Narratives and Family Stories African American Spirituals African History and Culture Civil War Service Records Creole Heritage Historical Maps and Land Records Libraries and Archives Slavery and the Undergound Railroad African American Books/Authors African American Churches and Religion African American College and Education African American Genealogy News, Workshops and Travel African American Genealogy/Mailing List African Americans Who Served Our Country in the Military African Roots DNA Tests, New Technology Reveals African Heritage Alabama Genealogy Information and Resources Arizona Genealogy Information and Resources Arkansas Genealogy Information and Resources Black Native Americans California Genealogy Information and Resources Caribbean Genealogy Information and Resources Colonial American Genealogy Information and Resources Connecticut Genealogy Information and Resources Death Indexes, Records and Databases Delaware Genealogy Information and Resources Florida Genealogy Information and Resources Genealogy - Routes of Passage General Genealogy Resources Georgia Genealogy Information and Resources Gullah Language and Culture Hawaii Genealogy Information and Resources Historic Preservation Historic Preservation/African American Cemeteries Illinois Genealogy Information and Resources Indiana Genealogy Information and Resources Juneteenth History and Celebrations Kentucky Genealogy Information and Resources Lesson Plans for Teachers--More plans at: By Teachers For Teachers--Teachers Idea Bank Louisiana Genealogy Information and Resources Maine Genealogy Information and Resources Maryland Genealogy Information and Resources Massachusetts Genealogy Information and Resources Michigan Genealogy Information and Resources Mississippi Genealogy Information and Resources Missouri Genealogy Information and Resources Montana Genealogy Information and Resources Native American Genealogy and History Nevada Genealogy Information and Resources New England Genealogy Information and Resources New Hampshire Genealogy Information and Resources New Jersey Genealogy Information and Resources New Mexico Genealogy Information and Resources New York Genealogy Information and Resources North Carolina Genealogy Information and Resources North Dakota Genealogy Information and Resources Notable African-American Women and Men Ohio Genealogy Information and Resources Oklahoma Genealogy Information and Resources Ontario, Canada Genealogy Information and Resources Oregon Genealogy Information and Resources Pennsylvania Genealogy Information and Resources Rhode Island Genealogy Information and Resources Santo Domingo Ships, Former Plantations and Colonies Slave Holders, Wills and Slave Schedules Slavery - Patterns of Migration South Carolina Genealogy Information and Resources South Dakota Genealogy Information and Resources Tennessee Genealogy Information and Resources Texas Genealogy Information and Resources The Greatest Generation--African Americans who served in World War II The Greatest Generation--Native Americans who served in World War II The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Utah Genealogy Information and Resources Vermont Genealogy Information and Resources Virginia Genealogy Information and Resources Washington Genealogy Information and Resources West Virginia Genealogy Information and Resources Wisconsin Genealogy Information and Resources Wyoming Genealogy Information and Resources Major Genealogy Sites AfriQuest: The Free Database for African and African American Genealogy and History Free Internet database of records of African and African American genealogy and history. Anyone may add records to AfriQuest or access the entire content of AfriQuest for free, now and always. Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter If you haven't already subscribed to this free genealogy newsletter, you should do so right away! We have never been so well-informed about what is happening in the genealogy world as we have since we subscribed to this wonderful newsletter. EOGN is an especially good resource for learning about new, free online genealogy archives. A MUST VISIT SITE! Afrigeneas The absolute Mother Ship of African American genealogy! AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. It is also an African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats. U.S. African American Griots A new project of the USGenWeb Special Collections. This site seeks your contributions to help their archive grow! Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource Dennis and Judy have prepared a major catalog of free genealogy resources to help you find just what you need. Information is organized by location and subject for easy access. Be sure to visit the Native American section as well, where you will find the largest collection of Native American genealogical records on the Internet! Africa and African American Genealogy Mine African American Genealogy Resources - Index At Distantcousin.com Ancestor Search: Genealogy Record Searches Search for your ancestors using this interactive directory of the best free genealogy search engines. Search the top world-wide & specialized genealogy databases from one genealogy search site! The Ancestor Search site also has many unique custom genealogy search engines found no where else. Use this genealogy site to find your ancestry, family history, surname origin, & build your family tree. Christine's Genealogy Website Cyndi's List Princeton Public Library - African American Genealogy on the Web Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy The Large Slaveholder Project Tom Blake's project, which connects the 1860 slave schedules with the 1870 census of freedpersons. USGenWeb Linkpendium Created by the original founders of Rootsweb, this site gathers links for genealogy records scattered far and wide on the Internet, and compiles and displays them by county and state. The more than one million links at Linkpendium will help you to pinpoint the county level resources that you need! Rootsweb Back to Top ^ African American Genealogy and History Guide to African American Documentary Resources From the Cornell University Library, here is an extensive collection of suggested resources for African American history, culture and genealogy! MISCELLANEOUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEAVELL DATA NOTE: Some of the Leavells on the MISCELLANEOUS LEAVELL DATA page may also be African-American, we just haven't verified it yet. Our Black Ancestry The African-American Migration Experience From the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture, this site traces the International Slave Trade, Runaway Journeys, the Domestic Slave Trade, Colonization and Emigration, Haitian Immigration, Carribean Migration, African Migration and migration within the United States. The Race and Slavery Petitions Project The University of North Carolina at Greensboro The Valentine Papers Slaves are mentioned in the Wills Groundbreaking Legislation: Lantos Bill Will Preserve Family Records of Descendants of Slaves Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today introduced a bill to ensure that many of the genealogical records involving the families of former slaves in this country will be preserved, digitized and catalogued. "The World's Oldest Trade" The following three papers share a common interest in Asian and African overseas labor migrations that Westerners organized and manipulated during the centuries between 1600 and 1900. They illuminate different stages in Western attitudes toward slavery and other forms of unfree labor, and they shed light on the attitudes of slaves, convicts, and indentured laborers themselves. 1811 LOUISIANA SLAVERY REBELLION Proving The Mississippi River a Major Underground Railroad Uhuru (Freedom) Route From Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico. Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves African American - North By South-Great Migrations Page African American Archives, Manuscripts and Special Collections African American Coal Miners Information Center The historical record shows that the earliest coal mining in America of any commercial significance involved slaves working in the coal pits in the vicinity of Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1700s. The Black Heath Company, Chesterfield Coal and Iron Mining Company, Midlothian Mining Company and others employed hundred of slaves and free blacks. These men were employed in a variety of different occupations in and out of the mines, from basic laborers to blacksmiths. African American Odyssey Slavery--The Peculiar Institution African American Resources Black Studies - Social Studies - History African Americans Africans in America Historical Documents AncientFaces/African American Pictures Black History Links - 7 Black History Links -2 Black History Pages There are many articles. Chipping Away the Walls of Separation Culture, History, Legacy and Heritage of A Proud People inc. Find A Grave Freedom and Bondage in the Colonial Era Like Adam, we are all apt to shift off the blame from ourselves and lay it upon others, how justly in our case you may judge. The Negroes are enslaved by the Negroes themselves before they are purchased by the masters of the ships who bring them here. It is, to be sure, at our choice whether we buy them or not, so this then is our crime, folly, or whatever you will please to call it." - Reverend Peter Fontaine, Defense of Slavery in Virginia FROM INDENTURED SERVITUDE TO RACIAL SLAVERY From Revolution to Reconstruction Documents The Fugitive Slave Act Geneasearch: African American Genealogy Harriet Powers: A Freed Slave Tells Stories Through Quilting Henry Carey, Slave Trade Henry Carey Excerpts from: The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign (1853) Independent Order of Odd Fellows In the early days of Odd Fellowship in the United States, lodge membership in lodges of The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was limited to white men (membership is now open to men and women of all races). Black men joined Odd Fellow Lodges that were chartered by The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Kia''s Potpourri African American Genealogy: FL; GA; NC & SC LABOR - ECONOMY - MERCANTILISM - TRANSITION FROM SERVITUDE TO SLAVERY Railroad Records & Genealogical Information Before 1937 Railroad Retirement Board The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board and Genealogical Information After 1936 Reference Links - American History - Slavery Slave Archival Collection Special Collections Library at Duke University The African American A Journey from Slavery to Freedom The quest for more land and an economy based upon profit were two of the major points that escalated the demand for more slaves in America. Therefore, Black slave workers became highly prized commodities in a system dependent upon lots of manual labor. The entire southern American economy and the states in that warm region needed laborers to work on the plantations dealing with rice, indigo, tobacco, sugar cane, and cotton. Other slaves labored as dock workers, craft workers, and servants. Slaves in the northern American region labored on small farms and as skilled and unskilled workers in factories and along the coast as shipbuilders, fishermen, craftsmen, and helpers of tradesmen The Freedmen's Bureau Online- The International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry ( ISDSA ) Our Philosophy: The International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry are proud of their enslaved ancestors, not ashamed; want to remember the past, not erase it; want to celebrate their heritage, not mourn it; and want to promote dialogue about this chapter in world history for the purpose of documenting and preserving slave genealogy for future generations The Online Guide To African American Books Timeline CA 1600-1900 Turns of the Centuries - Advertisement in The Boston Weekly Post-Boy newspaper Struggle for Freedom : "Run-away from his Master" The first African immigrants to England's North American colonies arrived in Virginia in the 1600s. The status of these newcomers at first differed little from the white indentured servants who far outnumbered them. By the end of the century, however, the black population had grown and colonial laws recognized a new sort of bondage: chattel slavery. Legal documents began using the phrase "servants for life," to distinguish slaves from indentured servants. Laws defined slaves as a kind of property. And, most importantly, slavery as it developed in America was confined to people of color and their offspring. Back to Top ^ African American Genealogy Information and Resources Africa and African American Genealogy Mine Many, many resource links. African American Planning Commission (AAPCI), Inc. The African American Planning Commission (AAPCI) Inc., is a New York City-based 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization committed to addressing issues of homelessness and developing innovative solutions to joblessness which in turn leads to the self-reliance and the economic independence of those served. AAPCI maintains one of the largest nonprofit resource directories on the net. Discover Genealogy Information and resources for African American genealogy research. Several very informative articles on how to conduct your research! Early American History Websites A. Document Sets B. Individual People C. Exhibits D. American Revolution E. Other Useful Links F. Historians of Early America GenealogyBuff.com Wow! What a compendium of free, quality websites for your search! Be sure to check out the Research Tools page for links to articles on old handwriting, old medical terminology, cousin calculators and more! MORGAN COUNTY WILLS & PROBATES ...until her death with the use of the same after which I give my daughter ... one female slave by the name Louisa extra of her proportionable part of the remaining property of which I wish and equal division to be made between my following named children... The Slave Name Index They're mentioned in records of wills, probates, legal ownership suits or tranfers. I also have here a developing lists of slave census records from 1860 associated with some of the families. Since many of these records are very old, following the lines through these records are very difficult but may provide a clue. Slaves usually had only a first name which makes tracking these individuals very difficult if not impossible. Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery African American Forum Contact other genealogists. Black Family Research Using the Records of Post-Civil War Federal Agencies at the National Archives ClorQ''s Color Club-Mixing of Non-European Peoples, Interactions Between Non-Europeans Dawn's Records and Resources A hidden treasure of records for GA, FL, SC and TN! Historical U.S. Newspapers In SEARCH of the DESCENDANTS of WILLIS McMILLAN The History on this page is placed here to assist in finding any descendants of Willis McMillan. Willis was one of the slaves of Daniel McMillan of Richmond County, NC. About 1836 McMillan moved his family and slaves to Alabama. North American Genealogy Resources Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals. QUERIES Q UERIES are placed free of charge on this page. It would be greatly appreciated if you would list ALL surnames that appear in CAPITAL LETTERS, at the top of the query. Records of Post Civil War Federal Agencies at the National Archives The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the official repository of the permanently valuable records of the U.S. Government. NARA's vast holdings document the lives and experiences of persons who interacted with the Federal Government. The records created by post-Civil War Federal agencies are perhaps some of the most important records available for the study of black family life and genealogy Records that pertain to American Slavery and the International Slave Trade The African American Genealogist''s Family Reunion Primer Back to Top ^ African American Genealogy Resources Revisiting Old Web Sites and Finding New Ones I have learned to regularly revisit sites that I’ve used before. Most of them are continually adding new content, expanding their offerings, and improving the ways you can work with them. U.S. African American Griots A new project of the USGenWeb Special Collections. This site seeks your contributions to help their archive grow! Genealogy Resources African American All Genealogy Sites Directory African American Gen-Links African American Genealogy Group African American Genealogy Records African American Genealogy Societies, Clubs, Foundations, etc African American Research Links African American Resources - Home African American Web Connection African Americans, Redbones, Melungeons, Black Dutch-Black Irish, Melungeons, Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch Redbones and Melungeons; Melungeon Origin eGroup; Black Dutch and Irish, Melungeons, Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch Afrolumens Project Black Genealogy Exchange Census Finder Digital Archive of Chesapeake Slavery Ethnic Heritage Resources Free Genealogy - Your home to a free genealogy/search From Colonies to Revolution Discovery, Exploration, Colonies, & Revolution Genealogy African American Genealogy Genealogy African American Research Genealogy from TheOlden Times.com Historic Newspapers Online Genealogy Primer - Census Records To help you find more information about your ancestors, you should research all Federal and State Census records. These census records can be found on microfilm at all LDS FHC Libraries (Latter-day Saints Family History Center Libraries), the National Archives, many large state libraries, and some local libraries. Call your library for more information. Internet Resources African Americans Kindred Konnections Website Mullattos Obituary Index, United States Online News Center - African American Resources - Media OPOAA Site 2 Old Photographs of African Americans 2 - Unknown Faces OUR VIRGINIA ,D.C,PENNSYLVANIA,NEW JERSEY GENEALOGIES GEDCOM,ONLINE FAMILY TREE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN AND SLAVE OWNERS ROOTS HOMEPAGE= http://www.user.shentel.net/pifox/index.html Race & Slavery Petitions Project Social Security Death Index Interactive Search The African-American Genealogy/Ring The African-American Mosaic Exhibition The USGenWeb Census Project TIPS ON BLACK DUTCH AND BLACK IRISH, MELUNGEONS, MORAVIANS, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH USGenWeb Archives Search Page Wayfaring Stranger The Melungeons are an olive complected, dark eyed, dark skinned people living in Appalachia. Their claim of Portuguese descent was largely ignored and they have been historically dismissed as "tri-racial isolates", part African, Indian and White. World-Wide Web Resources - African American Resources Back to Top ^ African/Native American Resources FREEDMEN OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES Black Indians SEMINOLE-NEGRO INDIAN SCOUTS The Medal of Honor, this nation's highest honor for valor, was awarded to four Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts. Slaves and the Courts 1740-1860 Law Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division and General Collections of the Library of Congress The African-Native American History and Genealogy Webpage Back to Top ^ Asian Genealogy Resources The AsiaGenWeb Project The WorldGenWeb Project was created by Dale Schneider in 1996. His vision was to provide free assistance and free online data to help the ever growing needs of genealogists all over the world. Back to Top ^ Mexico Genealogy Information and Resources African Roots Stretch Deep into Mexico March 3, 1996 -- In Mexico, various Indian peoples still play ancient instruments. And their songs and dances -- which tell of uprisings against their masters -- pay tribute to their ancestors. These Mexicans play African "hand pianos" and perform "the dance of the black people." Mexican "corridos" -- or song-stories -- tell of slave uprisings. And the marimbas of Mexico, as well as those of Central America and Ecuador, all have their origins in Africa. Back to Top ^ Records from Africa South Africa's most comprehensive ancestral and genealogical Service South Africa's most comprehensive ancestral and genealogical service. You will find great data and software resources to help you kick-start your journey of self-discovery! You can access a unique Family Tree Builder to capture all your family members going back hundreds of years. The more names you fill in, the more records we will be able to find for you! Simply type in the Name and Surname of the Ancestor you are looking for. You will need to register to access the Family Tree builder and begin building your family tree. Back to Top ^ African American Narratives and Family Stories Family Stories at Africanaheritage.com Right here on our website! The Blind African Slave, or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nick-named Jeffrey Brace From the University of Wisconsin Press and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Documenting the American South exhibit. American Slave Narratives An Adventure in Faith By Author James S. Russell James S. Russell was born a slave in Virginia, he discusses his experiences and mentions many Virginia and North Carolina Surnames. His Paternal parent, Solomon Russell, was a slave on the Russell plantation in Warren County, North Carolina. His mother's name was Araminta. He discusses his attendance at Hampton University. He mentions everyone who heled him build St. Paul''s College which still stands today in Lawrenceville, VA. In this article are listed many names of African Americans who served in World War I. St. Paul Normal and Industrial School Male Attendees who served in WWI Granddaughter shares story of midwifery This is a historical account of my grandmother's midwifery. Elvira Barrow Martin, a Tuskegee midwife, raised her ten biological children, in addition to ten others. She walked the backwoods of Macon County and delivered hundreds and hundreds of babies. She lived during the depression years and through segregation; and worked in the fields beside her husband, my grandfather, picking cotton. Harriet Wilson's Our Nig Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave. Written by Himself. With an Introduction by Lucius C. Matlack. (New York: Published by the Author, 1850) NARRATIVES AND LITERATURE There are many references. North American Slave Narratives, Beginnings to 1920 Slave Letters The following is a list of slave letters in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. William Pickens 1881-1954, The Heir of Slaves An Autobiography Back to Top ^ African American Spirituals Here On This Old Planatation! During the centuries of the slave trade millions of Africans were captured in Africa and sold into slavery in America. They were put on cotton plantations, separated from family and friends and denied the customs that gave meaning to their lives. Under the injustice and deprivations of slavery, the African found a vital recourse for survival. Here, on the cotton plantation the Negro Spiritual was born. NEGRO SPIRITUALS SONGS OF SURVIVAL Negro spirituals were the first uniquely American music to come out of this country. European classics, Anglo ballads, hymns, and Irish jigs and reels dominated American music until the slaves created their songs of sorrow and hope to sustain them while the institution of slavery lasted. Spirituals were created over a 200-year period, but not until after the Civil War were most Americans aware of their existence. This music, so rich and varied, so deeply emotional and expressive, is a testament to the strength and tenacity of the African people who adapted to and enriched all of American culture. Negrospirituals.com Rural slaves used to stay after the regular worship services, in churches or in plantation “praise houses”, for singing and dancing. Song Official Site of Negro Spirituals, Antique Gospel Music See all the lyrics in alphabetical order, you will be able to choose among all the lyrics in our database.... Before 1865....... The tunes and the beats, before 1865. The Pioneer Making Music-James' Story is History The Spirituals Project Back to Top ^ African History and Culture Footsteps Magazine FOOTSTEPS is a magazine designed for young people, their parents, and other individuals interested in discovering the scope, substance, and many often unheralded facts of African American heritage. It is an excellent classroom resource for teachers, a valuable research tool for students, and an important vehicle for bringing this rich heritage to people of all backgrounds. A must-see! The African Cookbook Traditional African recipes that celebrate the cultural diversity of the African continent! The Congo Cookbook A great collection of traditional recipes from many African countries! Africa: The Cradle of Civilization Africa is a place that has been misunderstood, its history largely ignored and distorted. Africa has only just begun to be studied in all its splendour and richness. Reclaiming Nile Valley Civilization The Nile River Valley has played a unique role in human history. Because of its special ecology, featuring the annual overflow of rich soil from the Great Lakes regions of Central Africa, the banks of the Nile were able to support intensive agricultural development Back to Top ^ Civil War Service Records Ancestors Page: Where the Ancestors Search for YOU! Right here on our website. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Back to Top ^ Creole Heritage Historical Maps and Panoramas of New Orleans A rich assortment of maps that range from 1850, well into the 1900's. An excellent resource. Laura Plantation: Louisiana Have your passport ready to enter the Creole world of Louisiana at Laura Plantation, an historic sugar plantation built in 1805, the Guided Tour transports you into Louisiana's Creole Culture. Louisiana Creole Heritage Center Now has a searchable genealogy database! Prejean - Sonnier - LeBlanc Family Web Site The late 1800 descendants of the Prejean - Sonnier - LeBlanc family originated from Louisiana in the United States. Today there are over 500 family members living in Alabama, California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas and as far away as Saudi Arabia. Back to Top ^ Historical Maps and Land Records David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Government Land Office Record Search Back to Top ^ Libraries and Archives Manuscript Sources for African-American History This guide, Manuscript Sources for African American History: A Descriptive List of Holdings in the Special Collections and Archives Division, has been compiled to assist researchers in locating materials relating to African Americans in Emory's manuscript and archival collections. Southern Historical Collection--Robert Burton Back to Top ^ Slavery and the Undergound Railroad Slavery in the North An excellent resource on Northern slavery and emancipation. From Revolution to Reconstruction Documents Testimony of the Canadian Fugitives Back to Top ^ African American Books/Authors Complicity How the North Promoted, Prolonged and Profited from Slavery Complicity, by Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, Jenifer Frank How The North Promoted, Prolonged & Profited From Slavery George Moses Horton, 1798?-ca.1880 Horton, George Moses (ca. 1797-ca.1883), poet, was born in Northampton County, the property of William Horton who also owned his mother, his five older half sisters, and his younger brother and three sisters. As a child, he moved with his master to Chatham County, taught himself to read, and began composing in his head a series of stanzas based on the rhythms in Wesley hymns. CARTER G. WOODSON FREE NEGRO HEADS OF FAMILIES 1830 CENSUS CARTER G. WOODSON FREE NEGRO HEADS OF FAMILIES 1830 CENSUS This book lists only the Head of Household, but does give an age range for that person and the number of individuals in that Household. Also, it will show State, County and Township where this individual was enumerated in the 1830 Federal Census Celebrating Black History: Books Charles Warner Cansler Cansler-Mathematical Wizard-Colored Teacher----Charles Warner Cansler was born in Maryville, Tennessee, on May 15, 1871. His mother, Laura Scott Cansler, was Knoxville's first black school teacher in 1864, when she got permission from Union Army General Ambrose Burnside to open a school for free blacks during the occupation of Knoxville. Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize Winner ‘Known World’ tells story of black slave owner. Author Edward Jones won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Stories of oppression both home and abroad were rewarded with Pulitzer Prize as Edward P. Jones won the fiction prize for a novel about a black slave owner. Harriet Wilson's, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859) Although lost to the reading public for over a century, Harriet Wilson's fictional autobiography, Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859), is of dual importance within the American literary tradition. Not only does it echo the conventions of eighteenth and nineteenth-century slave and captivity narratives like those written by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, but its sentimentalism typifies the style of much of nineteenth-century American popular fiction, particularly that written by women like Lydia Maria Child and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Imbued with these diverse literary influences, Wilson's story of an indentured servant named Frado indicts slavery vis-a-vis the cultural cache that nineteenth- century sentimental fiction lent to the domestic sphere. Many Books Regarding African Royalty Also links for news and information regarding African Countries ROOTS RECOVERED New Book Shows African Americans and West Indians How to Travel to Africa for Free or Very Cheaply and Trace Their Roots to Specific African Tribal Groups Using Inexpensive DNA Technology and Traditional Methods Runaway slaves! American slaves were always looking for opportunities to be free, as John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger document in their recent book, Runaway Slaves. The authors researched plantation records, newspapers, diaries, runaway slave notices and other original documents. World's Greatest Classic Books - Uncle Tom's Cabin Zora Neale Hurston, American Author Back to Top ^ African American Churches and Religion AARDOC African-American Religion in the Atlantic World African American Church FAQ The Archives has many collections on ministry by or among African Americans, and their role in and contribution to the American church. Much of this material is recorded oral history interviews. Among these are Black Christian leaders such as John Perkins, Spencer Perkins, Tom Skinner, Bill Pannell, Crawford Loritts, Matthew Parker, Consuella York, and Michael Flowers; also included are interviews with individuals with involvement in black Plymouth Brethren congregations, such as Beverly Yates, Michael Flowers and B. Sam Hart. Bishops of the African American Epsicopal Church Religious Tolerance 19th century to the present time The Church in the Southern Black Community Collection of Electronic Texts TRADITIONAL DENOMINATIONS As a consequence of the turmoil of freedom and the presence of the missionaries, southern Black churches that emerged after the war were often a compromise. Whatever church former slaves chose to join, the freedmen and women would not give up the religious practices that had helped them survive so many hard times during slavery. Southern Blacks in general, accepted the traditional denominations--Baptist, Methodist, etc.--but they often kept their own ministers and their less sedate worship practices. Among the major denominations, the Baptist and African Methodist Episcopal (AME) churches were the most successful in recruiting membership. The AME church, established and controlled by northern free Blacks, won out over its rival white dominated Methodist church but, African American membership in AME congregations was small compared to the Baptists who, by the end of Reconstruction outnumbered all other denominations combined. Union Bethel AME Church--Celebrate African American History Month 2004--A Natio Back to Top ^ African American College and Education The Black Family Network Black family technology awareness. US Black Engineer Magazine US Black Engineer and Information Technology Magazine provides news and information about black technology, black engineering, black entrepreneurs, black education, black minority, black engineer of the year awards (BEYA) and historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) from black community in US, UK, Caribbean and Africa. Black Excel -- The College Help Network BLACK EXCEL services have expanded over the years to include an updated 350+ Scholarship List; a personalized College Help Package; a quarterly newsletter; a reference guide to 143 Historically Black Colleges, detailed profiles of individual schools (see below); and a Medical School Help Package. Back to Top ^ African American Genealogy News, Workshops and Travel AfricanHeritageTravel.com The essential travel toolbox for travelers to Africa and the world. From AfricanHeritageTravel.com the traveler can find detailed information about any country in the world, identify the locations of the UNESCO World Heritage sites, find travel warnings for every country in the world, find information about visa and entry requirements for every country in the world, find embassy and consulate information for every country in the world as well as custom African tours and domestic and international travel. Back to Top ^ African American Genealogy/Mailing List African American Genealogy/mailing list African-Ancestored Mailing Lists Freedmen Mailing Lists Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists Native American Mailing Lists Uncategorized Mailing Lists Back to Top ^ African Americans Who Served Our Country in the Military 2nd Lt. Vernon Baker African-American vet receives Medal of Honor Baker, 77, of St. Maries, Idaho, was one of seven African- American soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday for World War II valor, an achievement ignored for decades by the once-segregated Army. Black Military Heroes The United States military is today viewed by many as a great bastion of upward mobility for blacks and other minorities, but it has not always been receptive to black soldiers. Despite a sometimes hostile reception in official quarters, blacks have served their country with honor and bravery since the country's earliest days. Black Military Heroes The United States military is today viewed by many as a great bastion of upward mobility for blacks and other minorities, but it has not always been receptive to black soldiers. Despite a sometimes hostile reception in official quarters, blacks have served their country with honor and bravery since the country's earliest days. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System A searchable database of Civil War service records, from the NPS. Military Records Many good references.