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*Burroughs, Tony. ''Black Roots: a Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Step-by-step instructions with emphasis on methods, including real life examples, preparing to research, beginning steps, computers and the Internet, writing the family history, putting it all together, and an excellent bibliography. | *Burroughs, Tony. ''Black Roots: a Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Step-by-step instructions with emphasis on methods, including real life examples, preparing to research, beginning steps, computers and the Internet, writing the family history, putting it all together, and an excellent bibliography. | ||
*Cyndi's List: African-American at [ | *Cyndi's List: African-American at [http://www.cyndislist.com/african.htm www.cyndislist.com/african.htm] Longest list of Internet links arranged by subjects: General Resource Sites • History & Culture • How To • Libraries, Archives & Museums • Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat • Maps & Gazetteers • Military • Newspapers • People & Families • Photographs & Memories • Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services • Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists • Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital • Slavery • Societies | ||
*Prologue (Summer 1997) [http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/summer/ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/summer/] 16 articles about searching for African Americans in federal records at the National Archives. | *Prologue (Summer 1997) [http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/summer/ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/summer/] 16 articles about searching for African Americans in federal records at the National Archives. | ||