A Student's Guide to African American Genealogy

by Anne E. Johnson, Adam Merton 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:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/14/1995
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 Jourbanals, 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

Editorial Reviews

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