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''[[United States|United | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African American Research|African American Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African_American_Biography|Biography]]'' <br> | ||
African American biographies resources available at the Family History Library. | African American biographies resources available at the Family History Library. | ||
{{Click|Image:AA_ORP.png|African American Online Genealogy Records|left}}[[United States Biographies| | {{Click|Image:AA_ORP.png|African American Online Genealogy Records|left}}[[United States Biographies|Biographies]] provide useful genealogical information such as an individual’s birth date and place (including foreign birthplaces where applicable); family members; occupation and education; and social, political, and religious affiliation. They may also contain a physical description of the person, his or her previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research compiled about early settlers and prominent citizens of the state, county, or town. Many lesser-known individuals may have biographical sketches written about them in local histories.<br><br> | ||
You will find many biographies in the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories. | You will find many biographies in the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories. | ||
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'''Slave Narratives.''' In the 1930s over 3,500 typescript interviews of former slaves were compiled by the WPA.See: | '''Slave Narratives.''' In the 1930s over 3,500 typescript interviews of former slaves were compiled by the WPA.See: | ||
:*Library of Congress' free site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' | :*Library of Congress' free site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project]''. | ||
:*Ancestry.com's ($) subscription site of 3,500 slave narratives in ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave | :*Ancestry.com's ($) subscription site of 3,500 slave narratives in ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narratives]'', or free at selected libraries in ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narratives]''. | ||
:*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American | :*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave]'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997)(FHL book 973 F22p). | ||
:*University of North Carolina's free site ''[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave | :*University of North Carolina's free site ''[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narratives]''. | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*The [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ History | *The [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ History Makers], Chicago, has short biographical sketches of African American leaders. | ||
*http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html | *http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html | ||
*http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/ | *http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/ | ||
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{{African American|African American}} | {{African American|African American}} | ||
[[Category:African_Americans| | [[Category:African_Americans|Biography]] [[Category:Biography]] | ||