A Student's Guide to African American Genealogy

by Anne E. Johnson, Adam Merton Cooper, Roger Rosen (Editor), Adam M. Cooper

Overview

This major contribution to young adult genealogy studies helps create ethnic pride, self-esteem, and awareness of the extraordinary accomplishments each ethnic group has brought to the American experience. Designed for use in grades 6-12, this important series explores the creation of the American people while promoting the use and understanding of solid research techniques. Oryx American Family Tree Series enhances the social studies curriculum, especially the thematic strands in the New Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897749725
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/15/1995
Series:	Oryx American Family Tree Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

ANNE E. JOHNSON holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin. She has spent many years researching and performing traditional ballads and songs from the British Isles and Ireland. This work inspired her interest in British history and emigration and in her own British roots.

ADAM MERTON COOPER holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin. He became interested in African linguistics and the cultural diaspora when he began to trace his own genealogy as a child.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A Heritage to Celebrate, 1

Back to Africa, 4

Be Proud and Realistic, 6

Resources, 9

Starting Your Exploration, 9

African American Language and Culture, 11

African Language and Culture, 21

Chapter 2. Immigration in Chains, 25

The Modern Slave Trade, 25

Slave Life, 30

The End of the Slave Trade, 35

Resources, 38

Africa: Past and Present, 38

The Slave Trade, 44

Slavery and Slave Life, 46

Chapter 3. Freedom and the African Cultural Diaspora, 49

The African Cultural Diaspora, 58

Resources, 61

Free Blacks and Freedman, 61

Reconstruction and Modern History, 62

Success Stories, 65

Modern Immigration, 71

Video, 73

African American Theater, Film and Television, 74

African Films, 76

African American Films, 78

African Music, 80

African American Music, 81

African Dance, 86

African American Dance, 88

Chapter 4. Getting Started on Your Search, 91

Talking to Your Relatives, 91

Organizing Your Search, 93

Graveyards, 98

Working in the Library, 99

Resources, 102

Searching in the United States: Manuals, Bibliographies, 102

Societies and Journals, 106

Attics and Heirlooms, 108

Graveyards, 110

Oral Tradition, 112

Chapter 5. The Census, and What It Doesn't Tell, 116

Interracial Unions, 122

Resources, 126

Chapter 6. Searching for Slaves, 131

County Deed Books, 132

Colored Troops, 133

Early Black Organizations, 134

Working Back Toward the Middle Passage, 137

Resources, 140

General References and Indexes, 140

Libraries, 142

Chapter 7. High-Tech Genealogy, 144

Resources, 147

Family History on Computer, 147

The Internet, 148

Chapter 8. Nontraditional Families and Family Issues, 149

Resources, 152

Registers/Support Groups/Advocacy for Adoptees, 152

Adoption and Other Family Issues, 153

Chapter 9. Preserving Your Family History, 156

Family Tree, 156

Oral History, 157

Written History, 158

Resources, 161

Writing Your Family History, 161

Great Writing by African Americans, 162

Glossary, 166

Index, 168