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Africana Heritage Research Library
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 Welcome to the Africana Heritage Research Library, where you will find informative articles as well as research tools to keep your research moving forward!Please note: The copyright for these articles resides with the individual contributors. Many of these articles may be printed and shared for nonprofit purposes, as long as the author is properly credited for their work. Please see the copyright statement at the end of each article for copyright terms. None of these articles may be used for profit purposes or republished in print or on the Internet, without express permission of the copyright holder. Please enjoy these featured articles, and let us hear from YOU! If you would like to submit a feature article to share, please e-mail us at info@africanaheritage.com.   DNA: Tracing African Roots DNA to Africa By Aaron L. Day Free African Americans The Search for Free African American Ancestors by Aaron L. Day Tracing Free African Americans - (pre 1865) by Aaron L. Day Free African American Records on Africana Heritage Records of Free African Americans in Our Database Freedmen's Bureau Freedmen's Bureau Records on Africana Heritage Freedmen's Bureau Records in Our Database Freedmen's Labor Contracts, Berkeley County, SC Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Georgetown County, SC Genealogy Resources Lowcountry Africana and South Carolina Department of Archives and History to Collaborate to Digitize Records of African American Genealogy and History Resources for Researching African American Genealogy by Aaron L. Day Tom Blake: Finding the Last Slaveholder Research advice from the creator of the Large Slaveholders website Tom Blake: Slavery Era Ancestors Tom Blake: Using Federal Census Indexes Individual/Family Lineages Buntin, Benjamin: TN Benjamin Buntin, Former Slave, Sumner County, Tennessee Conner Family Slaves: MS, LA and TX Plantation Records of Lemuel P. Conner and Family Mason, Tandy: TN Tandy Brockman Mason: Kentucky Slave Owner of Christian, Todd, and Ballard Counties Rogan, Willie "Bud": TN John William (Willie) "Bud" Rogan, 1868-1905 White, Fred: TN Fred White of Sumner County, Tennessee   Black History ArticlesA Sea Island Legacy by Toni Eubanks Black History Month: African American History Articles Online at USF The Gullah: Rice, Slavery and the Sierra Leone/American Connection by Joseph A. Opala The Oneal/St. Clair Historic Farmstead, Twin Lakes, Florida Preserving African American Heritage in Hernando County, Florida: One Family's Legacy Black Seminoles Black Seminoles, Maroons and Freedom Seekers in Florida, Part 1: Early Freedom Seekers In Florida Black Seminoles, Maroons and Freedom Seekers in Florida, Part 2: The Beginning of Troubled Times Black Seminoles, Maroons and Freedom Seekers in Florida, Part 3: The Destruction of Angola Free African Americans Archaeology Sheds Light on Lives of Free African Americans Atlantic Slave Trade Slave Traders in the Family Descendants of Slave Trader James D'Wolf Explore Their Family's Dark Past   JuneteenthJuneteenth and Emancipation Day Celebrations by Joyce Reese McCollum Juneteenth Card to Give/Send by Kenneth Burton Juneteenth Editorial by H. Roy Kaplan, Ph.D   Africana Excerpts: Sample Books, Film, MultimediaMorgan Heritage: Freedom Legendary reggae group Morgan Heritage share their song "Freedom," a beautiful message of peace and reconciliation. African Voices, African Roots Africans in the New World are a people with strong ties to ancestry and traditions. Throughout the Diaspora, Africans have maintained some degree of their past. African American Families Past and Present Read about the strength and resilience of the African American family unit through the years of bondage, fragmentation and social upheavals. African American History Read some classics or discover new research on the rich mosaic of African American history. African/Native American Sample works that document the alliance of indigenous peoples of the Americas, West Indies and Brazil with enslaved Africans. Biographies Read about the lives and accomplishments of remarkable African Americans Books for Young Readers Sample works that celebrate cultural diversity and introduce young readers to the richness of world cultures. Creole Identities Diverse experiences of the Diaspora forged new cultural identities and traditions Genealogy and Oral History Our genealogy and oral history are the threads that bind the generations together. Gloria Wade-Gayles Inspiring reflections on life, faith and family from one of our most gifted and prolific Griots. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Renowned scholar and historian Henry Louis Gates shares The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu God Has A Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time © 2004 by Desmond Tutu, With Douglas Abrams New York: Doubleday Literature and Folklore Enriching selections of African American writing, folklore, drama, and more. Sample classics or discover new favorites. Teachers' Resources Lesson plans, online resources and much more for grades K through 12.   Cemetery PreservationCemetery Preservation: A Growing Concern by Toni Carrier Mount Olive Cemetery, Clarksville, TN Document Preservation House Passes Lantos Bill HR-390 to Preserve Family Records of Descendants of Slaves   Online ResourcesNew Website LostCousins.com May Link Descendants With Plantation Records, Records of the Slave Trade Online Archives We Love and Why Right here on Africana Heritage, a guide to online record collections WPA Slave Narratives (Full Text EBooks at Project Gutenburg) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 (English) Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 (English) Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kansas Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives (English) Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives (English) |
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