A Student's Guide to African American Genealogy de Anne E. Johnson

A Student's Guide to African American Genealogy

Anne E. Johnson

Adam Merton Cooper

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 dec 1995 – vârsta până la 17 ani

This major contribution to young adult genealogy studies helps create ethnic pride, self-esteem, and awareness of the extraordinary accomplishments each ethnic group has brought to the American experience. Designed for use in grades 6-12, this important series explores the creation of the American people while promoting the use and understanding of solid research techniques. Oryx American Family Tree Series enhances the social studies curriculum, especially the thematic strands in the New Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.

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Notă biografică

ANNE E. JOHNSON holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin. She has spent many years researching and performing traditional ballads and songs from the British Isles and Ireland. This work inspired her interest in British history and emigration and in her own British roots.ADAM MERTON COOPER holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin. He became interested in African linguistics and the cultural diaspora when he began to trace his own genealogy as a child.

Cuprins

Chapter 1. A Heritage to Celebrate, 1Back to Africa, 4Be Proud and Realistic, 6Resources, 9Starting Your Exploration, 9African American Language and Culture, 11African Language and Culture, 21Chapter 2. Immigration in Chains, 25The Modern Slave Trade, 25Slave Life, 30The End of the Slave Trade, 35Resources, 38Africa: Past and Present, 38The Slave Trade, 44Slavery and Slave Life, 46Chapter 3. Freedom and the African Cultural Diaspora, 49The African Cultural Diaspora, 58Resources, 61Free Blacks and Freedman, 61Reconstruction and Modern History, 62Success Stories, 65Modern Immigration, 71Video, 73African American Theater, Film and Television, 74African Films, 76African American Films, 78African Music, 80African American Music, 81African Dance, 86African American Dance, 88Chapter 4. Getting Started on Your Search, 91Talking to Your Relatives, 91Organizing Your Search, 93Graveyards, 98Working in the Library, 99Resources, 102Searching in the United States: Manuals, Bibliographies, 102Societies and Journals, 106Attics and Heirlooms, 108Graveyards, 110Oral Tradition, 112Chapter 5. The Census, and What It Doesn't Tell, 116Interracial Unions, 122Resources, 126Chapter 6. Searching for Slaves, 131County Deed Books, 132Colored Troops, 133Early Black Organizations, 134Working Back Toward the Middle Passage, 137Resources, 140General References and Indexes, 140Libraries, 142Chapter 7. High-Tech Genealogy, 144Resources, 147Family History on Computer, 147The Internet, 148Chapter 8. Nontraditional Families and Family Issues, 149Resources, 152Registers/Support Groups/Advocacy for Adoptees, 152Adoption and Other Family Issues, 153Chapter 9. Preserving Your Family History, 156Family Tree, 156Oral History, 157Written History, 158Resources, 161Writing Your Family History, 161Great Writing by African Americans, 162Glossary, 166Index, 168