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Tracing your African American Roots: Top Tips

Researching African American roots has unique challenges. This Q&A with expert Angela Walton-Raji can inspire you with...

Explore these African and African American genealogy records in celebration of your family history and Black History...

Millions of U.S. vital records have recently been published online! These include updates to the U.S. Social Security...

Learning about your African-American family history starts with asking questions, which can sometimes be challenging....

African-American county slave records are just one of two new collections to broaden your genealogy research. Also...

Social history plays a significant role in successful genealogical research. The events of a particular time-frame...

Not all people of color were enslaved prior to the emancipation. In fact, many were freed long before that....

American slave records contained in the Digital Library on American Slavery at the University of North Carolina...

A face-to-face encounter with a decorated veteran got me to thinking about the faces of those who have served our...