African American Family Trees
Explore the fascinating family trees of some of the most celebrated African Americans in history including comedian Bill Cosby, singer Dionne Warwick, boxer Muhammad Ali, boxer George Foreman, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, professional golfer Tiger Woods, and more. Could you be related? African American Genealogy Articles
Genealogy research and how-to articles written on African American genealogy research by a variety of genealogy experts.
African American Mailing Lists & Forums
Mailing lists and forums specifically for posting your African American surnames and queries, learning more about African American genealogy research and connecting with other researchers. African American Biographical Database
This database, available through many large urban and college/university libraries, is the largest electronic collection of biographical information on African Americans from 1790 to 1950. Check the Web site to learn more. African American Cemeteries Online
A part of the Millennium Project: "People working together to build an online database of African American genealogical material for the 21st century." An excellent site! African American Civil War Memorial
Are you related to an African American soldier who served with the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War? The Memorial wants their family history information. African American Family Histories
African American family histories and related works in the Library of Congress. African American Lifelines
This site by Cliff Murray walks you through the research process step-by-step. The site also offers helpful links and a Tips & Tricks section. The African-American Mosaic
This website by the Library of Congress provides a sampler of their large collection of materials relating to African-American life in the United States. The African American Odyssey
The largest black history exhibit ever held at the Library of Congress, with over 240 items: books, documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings. African Americans in the 1870 Census
A review by Dick Eastman of Broderbund's CD-ROM of African Americans in the 1870 federal census, the first census to list blacks by name. The African-Native American Genealogy Web Page
Celebrating Omaha's Black Indians and all 40,000+ Freedmen of Indian Territory and their hundreds of thousands of descendants! African Voices
A beautifully designed online exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Learn about Africa's striking diversity and long history, listen as Africans talk about their lives and cultures and discover your connections to Africa. AfriGeneas Best of the Net
The place to start for African-American research. Includes a beginner's guide, slave data, state resources, worldwide resources, surname data, newsletter, library, and a mailing list. Afro-American Genealogical Research
A wonderful guide to African American resources in the Library of Congress. Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
Publishes a JOURNAL semi-annually and a newsletter, AAHGS News, bimonthly. They also hold quarterly meetings, present special programs, and conduct an annual conference. American Slave Narratives - An Online Anthology
A project of the University of Virginia, this site includes a sampling of some of the interviews and photos of former slaves taken between 1936 and 1938 with first-hand accounts of their experiences. Black Studies
Browse this select catalog of National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publications for Freedman's Bureau records and other records of genealogical significance to people tracing their African American ancestry. Christine's Genealogy Website
A wide variety of information including selected lists of African-Americans in U.S. census records to freedmen's bureau records and slave entries in wills. A good general African-American website. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
A database of 235,000 USCT (Unites States Colored Troops) soldiers, regiments (units), battles, and NPS civil war parks. It also includes histories of 180 USTC units/regiments. Determining Your African Ancestry
Find out whether your maternal or paternal line has African ancestry with a simple and easy test of your DNA. Get details on the DNA testing procedure and prices. Freedman's Bureau Online
A wonderful collection of records from around the United States, including marriages, indentures, land records, and signatures of depositors in some branches of the Freedman Savings & Trust. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Officially unveiled on January 19, 2001, this Web site offers history and family lore surrounding the Underground Railroad. From Slavery to Freedom (1804-1909)
This collection from the Library of Congress presents 397 pamphlets by authors who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics. Preserving the Legacy of the USCT
Budge Weidman of the National Archives and Records Administration discusses the history and available military service records of the United States Colored Troops - USCT.
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