Family Pride: The Complete Guide to Tracing African-American Genealogy

Family Pride, A Comprehensive Resource Designed To Help You Unlock The Mysteries Of Ancestral Heritage, Provides Step-by-step Instructions On How To Research Your African-american Family History And Genealogy. It Explores The Basic Techniques Needed To Conduct A Search, Including How To Gather Names, Dates, Places, Relationships, And Family Documents; Reveals The Best Places To Find That Information, From Interviews With Relatives To Census Reports, Church Records, The. National Archives, And The Internet; Details Ways To Overcome Barriers Unique To African-american Genealogical Searches; Traces The Impact Of Slavery And The Great Migration On Family History; And Demonstrates How To Write And Publish A Finished Document Of Your Search. Filled With Practical, Easy-to-use Information And Personal Accounts, And Complemented By A Foreword By William Haley, Son Of Roots Author Alex Haley, Family Pride Is An Indispensable Road Map For Both. The Novice And The Experienced Genealogist In Discovering And Preserving A Family's Genealogical Treasures. Chapter 1. How To Begin -- Chapter 2. Oral History -- Chapter 3. Slavery-the Tie That Binds Us -- Chapter 4. Out Of Slavery -- Chapter 5. The African Connection -- Chapter 6. Writing And Publishing Your Findings -- Chapter 7. Working With Technology -- Appendix A. African-american Historical And Genealogical Societies -- Appendix B. Libraries And Consulates -- Appendix C. State Resources -- Appendix D. Books -- Appendix E. African-american Genealogy Microfilm Sources. Donna Beasley ; [foreword By William Haley]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.