African-American Genealogy Articles
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The top digital destinations for discovering your black roots.
11/1/2010
A researcher shines light on African-American coal miners' invisible lives.
2/1/2006
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center examines the history of slavery and celebrates trailblazers in the fight for freedom.
8/1/2004
Baltimore's Inner Harbor becomes home to a major African-American history center, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
4/1/2005
Follow your kin to the far reaches of England’s empire with our pointers for researching British roots in South Africa.
12/22/2010
Expert tips for finding African-Americans who were free before the Civil War.
9/28/2009
Learn about the black Civil War regiments.
7/1/2007
The Missouri State Archives is placing more than 270 slave freedom suits online
2/1/2003
A surge of new resources is chipping away at barriers to African-American genealogy.
1/6/2010
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