| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
250 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index. |
| Summary |
A guide to tracing one's African-American ancestry features an approach that covers the pre-Civil War era to the present, and includes forms, outlines, maps, and case studies to yield accurate results. |
| Contents |
In the beginning -- Census records -- Federal sources -- State, county, and local sources -- Special situations -- What's in a name? -- Location, location, location -- The other family -- The search for ancestors in slaveholder documents -- Case study: The issue of mixed race -- Case study: A story of triumph and tragedy -- Case study: All in the neighborhood -- Free and slaveholding states and territories in 1861 -- Federal census, 1790-1930 -- State archives -- National archives and regional branches |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Added Author |
Croom, Emily Anne, 1943-
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| ISBN |
1558706054 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781558706057 paperback alkaline paper |
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