African American Genealogy

African American Genealogy records are much more difficult to find due to the scant nature of record keeping for blacks prior to the Civil War. We have modeled this center much like we have for Native Americans, whose research can also be hampered by the available records. The links below provide an accurate reflection of what African American genealogy is available online .

African American Genealogy Records by State
Please note some states were omitted due to lack of online information

Online African American Books

Narrative of Lundsford Lane

The Fugitive Blacksmith

History of Liberia

History of Slave Narratives
Instructions and general information on how the narratives were to be compiled

Henry Ossian Flipper, The Colored Cadet at West Point
Autobiography of the First Graduate of color from the US Military Academy

History of the Negro Soldiers in the Spanish American War
along with other items on interest

Great Riots of New York 1712-1873

Clotelle or The Colored Heroine 1/2/06
A novel, I leave it to the reader to determine if fact or fiction

A Century of Negro Migration 1/1/2006

Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18, The Fugitive Slave Law, and its Victims 1/1/2006
Listings of many slaves, their capture and return to slavery

This site includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes implied .

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