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The following resources are available at the FamilySearch Library:  
The following resources are available at the FamilySearch Library:  


*''Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction,'' by Hallie Q. Brown. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988 (FS Catalog book {{FSC|639894|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D3hom}}; {{WorldCat|228659487|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDB|48735}}.
*''Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction,'' by Hallie Q. Brown. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988 (FS Catalog book {{FSC|639894|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D3hom}}; {{WorldCat|228659487|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDB|48735}}


[[Image:{{SlaveNarrative}}]]  
[[Image:{{SlaveNarrative}}]]  
*''Pride of Family: Four Generations of American Women of Color,'' by Carole Ione. New York, New York: C. Ione, 1991. {{WorldCat|866444508|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
*''Pride of Family: Four Generations of American Women of Color,'' by Carole Ione. New York, New York: C. Ione, 1991. {{WorldCat|866444508|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*''Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790-1950,'' by Randal K. Burkett, Nancy Hall Burkett, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., eds.. Alexandria, Virginia: Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., [198-]. {{FSC|509200|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F2bbd}}.
*''Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790-1950,'' by Randal K. Burkett, Nancy Hall Burkett, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., eds.. Alexandria, Virginia: Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., [198-]. {{FSC|509200|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F2bbd}}
*''African American Biographies: profiles of 558 Current Men and Women,'' by Walter L. Hawkins. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 1992. {{FSC|712546|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F26h}}.
*''African American Biographies: profiles of 558 Current Men and Women,'' by Walter L. Hawkins. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 1992. {{FSC|712546|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F26h}}
*''Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia,'' by Darlene Clark Hine. Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Pub., 1993. {{FSC|678182|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F26b}}.
*''Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia,'' by Darlene Clark Hine. Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Pub., 1993. {{FSC|678182|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F26b}}  
*''Notable Black American Women,'' by Jessie Carney Smith, ed.. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1992. {{FSC|2280662|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D36nbw}}.
*''Notable Black American Women,'' by Jessie Carney Smith, ed.. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1992. {{FSC|2280662|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D36nbw}}


'''Slave Narratives.''' In the 1930s over 3,500 typescript interviews of formerly enslaved persons were compiled by the WPA. See:  
'''Slave Narratives.''' In the 1930s over 3,500 typescript interviews of formerly enslaved persons were compiled by the WPA. See:  


:*Library of Congress' free site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[https://www.loc.gov/collections/?q=slave+narratives+from+the+federal+writers%27+project,+1936-1938 Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project]''.
:*Library of Congress' free site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[https://www.loc.gov/collections/?q=slave+narratives+from+the+federal+writers%27+project,+1936-1938 Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project]''
:*Born in slavery slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.  {{WorldCat|47265597|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}  
:*Born in slavery slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.  {{WorldCat|47265597|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}  
:*''A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave,'' by Howard E. Potts. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997. {{FSC|731705|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F22p}}. {{WorldCat|36284310|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
:*''A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave,'' by Howard E. Potts. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997. {{FSC|731705|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 F22p}}. {{WorldCat|36284310|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
:*University of North Carolina's free site ''[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narratives]''.
:*University of North Carolina's free site ''[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narratives]''


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