Register of Free Blacks, Rockingham County, Virginia, 1807-1859


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Encompassing the complete Register of Free Blacks of Rockingham County, this book contains more than 500 family names not only of free blacks but also of those whose wills and affidavits helped secure recognition of their freedom. B3658HB - $23.50




Finding Your African American Ancestors


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Although the search for African American ancestry prior to the Civil War is challenging, the difficulties are not always insurmountable. Finding Your African American Ancestors takes you through your ancestors' transition from slavery to freedom, and helps you find them using the federal census, plantation records, and other helpful sources. The book also considers ways to locate runaway slave advertisements, to identify an ancestor's military regiment, and to access the valuable information from The Freedman's Savings and Trust records.




Black Genesis


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Designed with both the novice and the professional researcher in mind, this text provides reference resources and introduces a methodology specific to investigating African-American genealogy. In the second edition, information has been reorganized by state. Within each state are listings for resources such as state archives, census records, military records, newspapers, and manuscript collections.




The Searcher


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Culture Keepers II


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Guide to Books on Black Americans


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This book presents 2322 full citations of books from 1990-1993 including subject headings of books dealing with Black Americans. Full author and subject indexes are provided for easy access to this compilation. Entries cover topics as diverse as: civil war history, sports figures, literature, civil rights, movies and television, religion, culture, politics and government, social life and customs, arts and artists, philosophy.




Footprints


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