[Genealib] African American/Slave Genealogy Summary

Mon Dec 3 10:33:58 EST 2007

Greetings,
A few days ago, I queried the list for sources to obtain newer 
African American and Slave genealogy titles. Thanks for the responses 
that you provided. Several people contacted me to say that they too 
were looking for resources. The following suggestions are a 
combination of book titles, CD-ROM titles, and vendor URL's:

Blockson, Charles L. and Ron Fry.  Black Genealogy. Baltimore, MD; 
Black Classic    Press, 1991.

Burroughs, Tony. Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing The 
African American Family Tree. New York: Fireside Books, 2001.

Streets, David H. Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case 
Studies. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 1986, 2004.

Woodtor, Dee Parmer, PhD. Finding a place called home: A guide to 
African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity. New York: Random 
House, 1999.

African American genealogical sourcebook / by Paula K. Byers  1995

African American genealogy: a bibliography and guide to sources / by 
Curt Bryan Witcher  2000

  Africans in America 1619-1865 / by Kay Melchisedech Olson  2003

Black genesis: a resource book for African-American genealogy / by 
James M. Rose   2003

Finding your African American ancestors: a beginner's guide / by 
David T. Thackery  2000

Langhorn & Mary: a 19th century American love story / by Priscilla 
Stone Sharp  2003

Roots / by Alex Haley  1976

Slaves in the family / by Edward Ball  1999

Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies, by David H. Streets
Black Roots: A Beginner's Guide to Tracing the African American 
Family Tree, by Tony Burroughs
Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to find and record 
your unique heritage, by Franklin Carter
   Smith & Emily Anne Croom
Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy, by 
James M. Rose, Ph.D. and Alice Eichholz,
   Ph.D., C.G.
African American Genealogy: A Bibliography and Guide to Sources, by 
Curt Bryan Witcher

Global CD Publisher (CD-ROM Vendor)
http://www.gencd.com/

"All on Fire" by Henry Mayer (1998) 0312187408
This book is new, but has shelfwear on dustjacket - "National Book 
Award Finalist" seal is scuffed, and there is a small tear starting 
on the back of the book jacket. From the book jacket.
Wiliam Lloyd Garrison, the most significant abolitionist in American 
history, is brought to life in this extensively researched and 
exquisitely nuanced biography. Long denied his well-deserved 
acknowledgment, Garrison finally appears in all his thunderous and 
prophetic brilliance in this inspiring work that will be read for 
years to come.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Fire-William-Garrison-Abolition/dp/0312187408/ref=ed_oe_h

Books for sale from a former bricks and mortar store (Sharon at 
www.ancestralmanor.com):

"Many Strong and Beautiful Voices" by Eli Quinn (1997) 0762401680
Quotations from Africans Throughout the Diaspora.
This is a collection of quotes from writers, poets, artists, actors, 
sports figures, and politicians - including W.E.B. DuBois, Gwendolyn 
Brooks, Thurgood Marshall, Toni Morrison, and James Earl Jones.
http://www.amazon.com/Many-Strong-Beautiful-Voices-Celebration/dp/0762401680

"AFRICAN TALES UH-HUH" by Ashley Bryan (1997) 0689820763
"Come gather round, young and old, and hear these stories from 
Africa, retold and illustrated by the incomparable Ashley Bryan. The 
fourteen stories in this collection are some of his favorites, 
previously published in The Ox of the Wonderful Horns; Beat the 
Story-Drum, Pum-Pum (Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration); and 
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks (Coretta Scott King Honor Book). Retold 
with rich, musical narration, and illustrated with Mr. Bryan's 
distinctive paintings, these tales are full of fun and magic and a 
few lessons to be learned. They are tales of tricksters, chieftains, 
and both wise and foolish creatures. You will learn why Frog and 
Snake never play together, or why Bush Cow and Elephant are bad 
friends, or of the problems that a husband has because he likes to 
count spoonfuls. Although the stories come from many parts of Africa, 
they are full of the universal human spirit, to be shared and 
treasured for every generation, uh-huh. " 14 African folktales with 
three-color and b&w illustrations.
http://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Bryans-African-Tales-Uh-Huh/dp/0689820763

"ANY KNOWN BLOOD" by Lawrence Hill (1999) 0688162088
" Spanning five generations, sweeping across a century and a half of 
almost unknown history, this acclaimed and unexpectedly funny novel 
is the story of a man seeking himself in the mirror of his family's 
past. There were Canes in Canada before the United States erupted 
into civil war. Their roots are deep, their legacy is rich, but 
Langston Cane V knows little of his heritage. He is thirty-eight, 
divorced, and childless and has just been fired for sabotaging a 
government official's speech. The eldest son of a white mother and 
prominent black father, Langston feels more acutely than ever the 
burden of his illustrious family name and his racially mixed 
heritage. To be black in a white society is hard enough; to be 
half-black, half-white is to have no identity at all. Or so Langston 
believes. After a run-in with his father, Langston takes off for his 
feisty aunt's house in Baltimore, where he embarks on a remarkable 
quest for his family's past. It's said that those who forget history 
are condemned to repeat it, but to Langston, history offers not 
condemnation but reprieve. For when he stumbles across a treasure 
trove of family documents, he sets off on a journey through time that 
will lead him back to the famous antislavery raid on Harpers Ferry, 
Virginia, and the great-great-grandfather who fought beside John 
Brown. He rediscovers the long line of relatives who have battled for 
racial justice, decade after decade. He finds passion, dignity, and 
courage--and, at last, by unearthing and giving voice to those who 
came before him, he finds himself. Rich in historical detail and 
gracefully flowing from the slave trade of nineteenth-century 
Virginia to the present, Any Known Blood gives life to a story never 
before told, a story of five generations of a black Canadian family 
whose tragedies and victories merge with the American experience. "
http://www.amazon.com/Any-Known-Blood-Lawrence-Hill/dp/0688162088

"Pioneers of the Black Atlantic" (1998) 1887178988
A book rich with literary works, with a spotlight on 5 slave 
narratives from 1772-1815.
Introduction: The Talking Book; A Narrative of the Most Remarkable 
Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an 
African Prince, As Related by Himself ; Narrative of the Lord's 
Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a Black ; Thoughts and 
Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce 
of the Human Species, Humbly Submitted to the Inhabitants of Great 
Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a Native of Africa ; The Interesting 
Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the 
African, Written by Himself; The Life, History, and Unparalleled 
Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher, Complied and Written by Himself.
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneers-Black-Atlantic-Henry-Louis/dp/1887178988

"The Narratives of Fugitive Slaves" (2001) by Benjamin Drew 1552671364
A rare out of print collection of narratives which deals with slaves 
who escaped to Canada circa 1850, including Harriet Tubman. The 
interviews are by community...
http://www.amazon.com/Narratives-Fugitive-Slaves-Benjamin-Drew/dp/1552671364

Heritage Quest (Vendor)
www.HeritageBooks.com

Guide to African American Resources from the Alexandria Library in V.A.
<http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_online_collection_guides/african_american/index.html>http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_online_collection_guides/african_american/index.html.

Book Title suggestion:
Finding a Place Called Home:  A Guide to African-American Genealogy 
and Historical Identity, by Dee Parmer Woodtor

Afrigeneas Web site with bookstore:
<http://afrigeneas.com/bookstore/>http://afrigeneas.com/bookstore/

Again, thanks to all who responded!

Suzanne Colligan
Reference Librarian
Grosvenor Room
<http://www.buffalolib.org/>Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Central
1 Lafayette Sq.
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 858-7120
colligans at buffalolib.org

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