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Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to Find and
Record Your Unique Heritage (Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your
African American Ancestors) by Emily
Anne Croom, Franklin
Carter Smith From Booklist- Smith, amateur historian, and Croom, author of several genealogy books, offer a helpful resource for overcoming the particular challenges and obstacles faced by African Americans doing genealogical searches. The book provides a three-part approach to researching family history. Part 1 covers the post-Civil War era to the present, showing readers how to search census records and oral histories. Part 2 focuses on pre-Civil War research, and part 3 offers case studies of how three African American families traced their ancestry. Smith and Croom begin by outlining the basic principles of genealogy and advise readers to talk with family elders at reunions and family gatherings. A chapter on special situations regarding black families points to manumission records, free black registers, and tax and land records. Other chapters focus on researching related slaveholding families and post-Civil War mixed-race families. This book, which includes outlines, maps and other materials to assist in research, will be greatly appreciated by black readers searching for their family roots. Vanessa Bush Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. |
From Publishers Weekly- In this readable synthesis of scholarship, University of Delaware history professor Kolchin takes a judicious view of historians' controversies surrounding this topic. Kolchin (Unfree Labor: American Slavery and Russian Serfdom ) offers a good narrative account of American slavery, but the book is most useful for his historiographical navigation. While some scholars have argued that slaves quickly abandoned African ways, and others maintain that slave culture was strongly African, Kolchin disputes this dichotomy, describing instead the development of a unique African American culture. Likewise, Kolchin sees the validity of studies that have focused on slaves as victims as well as more recent work emphasizing their resiliency. With perspective drawn from his research into the end of slavery in other countries, Kolchin stresses that Reconstruction, once seen by scholars as cruel to Southern whites and more recently as insufficiently revolutionary, was in fact "an extraordinary departure" that took control of the mechanics of emancipation away from the former masters. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out ofprint or unavailable edition of this title. |
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"Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be
challenged." So says WGBH about its six-hour
series Africans in America, and they are absolutely right. Interviews
with historians and luminaries such as
General Colin Powell, dramatic re-creations of important events, and
beautiful photography create a vivid and
compelling story of over 400 years of tragedy. Ten million Africans
died on the journey to America alone; they
and the countless numbers whose lives were wasted in servitude
find a voice in Angela Bassett's outstanding narration. At once
scholarly and moving, Africans in
America should be required viewing for anyone
interested in the American condition. --Rob Lightner
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The Atlas of African-American History and Politics: From the Slave Trade to Modern Times by Arwin D Smallwood, Jeffrey M Elliot Book Description- THE ATLAS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND POLITICS consists of more than 150 originally produced maps which trace the African experience throughout the world and in America. The volume traces the complete history of African-Americans and their lives, employing artfully-conceived maps, and enhanced by sharply-written historic narratives, graphically reinforcing the facts. This work is appropriate for courses in African American history and American history where instructors would like to integrate African American history into their curricula. Reviewer: A reader
from Atlanta, GA This is the type of African-American history book I
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Indians: An American Story (2004) Edition:  Reviewer: Midwest Book Review (see more about me) from Oregon, WI USA Ably narrative by James Earl Jones, Black Indians: An American Story explores racial identity among Native and African Americans in an in-depth, one-hour, video documentary. Chip Richie (Director), Steven R. Heape (Executive Producer), and Daniel Blake Smith (Screenwriter), successfully collaborate to vividly bring to light a long suppressed and chronically neglected cultural heritage and racial aspect of the American population. This resulting history and presentation is compelling within a modern day context and highly rewarding viewing for students of multicultural studies, Native American Studies, Black Studies; and American history. |
have been waiting for since Alex Haley published Roots more than twenty-five years ago. Written by the leading African American professional genealogist in the United States who teaches and lectures widely, Black Roots highlights some of the special problems, solutions, and sources unique to African Americans. Based on solid genealogical principles and designed for those who have little or no experience researching their family's past, but valuable to any genealogist, this book explains everything you need to get started, including: where to search close to home, where to write for records, how to make the best use of libraries and the Internet, and how to organize research, analyze historical documents, and write the family history. |
Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans by Albert J. Raboteau From Publishers Weekly- Working from the premise that "the story of African-American religion has often been neglected in books and courses on [both] African-American history and American religious history," Princeton religion professor Raboteau (Slave Religion and A Fire in the Bones) offers this wonderfully informative and briefintroduction to African-American religious traditions. The book opens memorably with a glimpse of a 15th-centuryslave raid off the western coast of Africa, with Raboteau powerfully demonstrating the devastation slavery wrought upon individuals and families. He then paints with broad strokes the sensibilities of many African religions, their syncretic blending with Christianity into new traditions such as Santer¡a and Candomblˆ, and the conversion of many American slaves to Christianity (particularly the Methodist and Baptist sects). He sweeps through theindependent black church movement of the 19th century, chronicling how the joy of emancipation dissipated into bleak despair asAfrican-Americans in the late19th and early 20th centuries struggled to achieve economic and social parity. Closing chapters discuss the Great Migration and the rise of new religious movements in the North, such as Father Divine's Peace Mission Movement and the Nation of Islam. Raboteau does not neglect the conversion of many African-Americans to age-old religious traditions (there are now two million black Catholics in the United States). This well-written, concise primer, sprinkled with primary sources, covers all of the highlights and deserves to become a staple of college syllabi.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. |
Finding a Place Called Home : A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity. Revised and Expanded by DEE PARMER PHD WOODTOR From Library Journal- Woodtor (DePaul Univ.) has written a detailed and easily accessible guide for readers searching for their African roots. After a general introduction to African American genealogy and the importance of family history, she sets readers on the path of researching their own family history. "If you are of African American ancestry," she writes, "you should know that most of your ancestors had arrived in the United States by the year 1790. Your American ancestry runs deep and in fact, deeper than that of the majority of Americans." Much of the book focuses on finding information from the Reconstruction era, locating military records from the Civil War, and analyzing the schedules of slave owners, old newspaper notices, and county registers to trace ancestors who lived as slaves. Throughout, Woodtor clearly explains what to expect from various sources and gives many intriguing examples from the field. While the reader may need to check other guides for locating information about other eras (e.g., African Americans in World War I), this book is highly recommended for all genealogy and African American history collections.ALinda L. McEwan, Elgin Community Coll., IL Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans by John Hope Franklin, Alfred A., Jr. Moss give us a vividly detailed account of the journey of African Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through their years of slavery in the New World, to the successful struggle for freedom and its aftermath in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States. This eighth edition has been revised to include expanded coverage of Africa; additional material in every chapter on the history and current situation of African Americans in the United States; new charts, maps, and black-and-white illustrations; and a third four-page color insert. The authors incorporate recent scholarship to examine slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the period between World War I and World War II (including the Harlem Renaissance). From Slavery to Freedom describes the rise of slavery, the interaction of European and African cultures in the New World, and the emergence of a distinct culture and way of life among slaves and free blacks. The authors examine the role of blacks in the nation's wars, the rise of an articulate, restless free black community by the end of the eighteenth century, and the growing resistance to slavery among an expanding segment of the black population. The book deals in considerable detail with the period after slavery, including the arduous struggle for first-class citizenship that has extended into the twentieth century. Many developments in recent African American history are examined, including demographic change; educational efforts; literary and cultural changes; problems in housing, health, juvenile matters, and poverty; the expansion of the black middle class; and the persistence of discrimination in the administration of justice. All who are interested in African Americans' continuing quest for equality will find a wealth of information based on the recent findings of many scholars. Professors Franklin and Moss have captured the tragedies and triumphs, the hurts and joys, the failures and successes, of blacks in a lively and readable volume that remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book of its kind. |
How to Interpret Your DNA Test Results for Family History & Ancestry: Scientists Speak Out on Genealogy Joining Genetics by Anne Hart Scientists in the news speak out from opposite sides of the fence on the question of DNA testing for researching family history and ancestry. How do you interpret your own DNA test results? How do you work with or research oral history? What’s the cultural component behind a trait as biological as your genes? If you’re a beginning family historian, an oral history researcher, or a person with no science background fascinated with ancestry, here’s how to understand and use the results of DNA tests. Scientists, media, historians, and business owners share different opinions on whether DNA testing is a useful tool in the hands of family historians. |
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Book Description The autobiographies of former slaves contributed powerfully to the abolitionist movement in the United States, fanning national--even international--indignation against the evils of slavery. The four texts gathered here are all from North Carolina slaves and are among the most memorable and influential slave narratives published in the nineteenth century. The writings of Moses Roper (1838), Lunsford Lane (1842), Moses Grandy (1843), and the Reverend Thomas H. Jones (1854) provide a moving testament to the struggles of enslaved people to affirm their human dignity and ultimately seize their liberty. |
Peculiar
Institution : Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South by KENNETH M. STAMPP Review- "A thoughtful, deeply moving book....Mr. Stampp wants to show specifically what slavery was like, why it existed, and what it did to the American people.... There is a massive impact to this book-made all the more effective by thefact that its author writes with a dispassionate and scholarly objectivity -- which helps to make it one of the most valuable and memorable books ever written in this field."-- Bruce Catton "In ten sparkling chapters the
book details and illuminates every aspect of slavery....Slavery is
viewed "The Peculiar
Institution is one of the most important and provocative works on
Southern history to appear in our generation."-- David Donald,
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From the Back
Cover- Five billion people...from one woman. Who was "the real Eve"?
What did
she really look like, where did she live, how did the human race truly come to be? Travel back in time as Danny Glover narrates this fascinating look into the past to fined the very beginnings of the human race. Through exclusive access to the very latest DNA reconstructions and cutting edge technology, scientists can now for the first time conclusively answer the where, when and how's of this mysterious woman-mother to us all. |
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Gripping and poignant...Moving recollections fill a void in
the slavery literature. --Washington Post |
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"A TOUR DE
FORCE...The heart of this remarkable book consists of his
sleuthing--tracking down and interviewing the descendants of former
Ball slaves across the country... Part oral history,
this unique family saga is a catharsis and a searching
inventory of racially divided American society."
--Publishers Weekly "POWERFUL."
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Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Antebellum South (Galaxy Books) by Albert J. Raboteau Synopsis- An account of the religious life of antebellum slaves traces origins, conversions, popular forms and practices, and the unique melding of Christianity, the realities of slavery, and the African heritage. |
Strange New Land: Africans in Colonial America by Peter H. Wood From Publishers Weekly- Long before there was a United States, Africans were present in what would become American history. In very condensed form, Duke University historian Wood follows Africans, from those who traveled with the early Spanish explorers to those who fought in the early years of the American Revolution. He illuminates how differences among the colonies, between North and South America, and among European powers affected the Africans' experience, including their differing relations with the Native American population and the diversity of the Africans themselves. With deft strokes, Wood provides a political milieu and a broad international context, such as the effects of the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the Paris Treaty of 1762. As succinctly, he provides a vivid sense of African daily life-the acquisition of new languages, hairstyling, food, music, religion-and the effect that had on America. There are no new revelations on the order of Wood's Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 through the Stono Rebellion, but Wood here offers a splendid synthesis of recent research for a lay reader's edification and , despite often horrific events, pleasure; the scholarly foundation upon which the book rests is hidden under its simple, straightforward and graceful style. This is an amazing "little" book, a really masterful distillation. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc |
Underground Railroad (History Channel) Edition: Description- So many slaves escaped into freedom along a route that could not be ascertained that the slave owners said there must be an underground railroad under the Ohio River and on to the North." Abolitionist William Cockrum, 1854. Join descendants and scholars as we tell the story of America's first civil rights movement. |
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