[Genealib] African American/Slave Genealogy Summary

Leslie Morales lmorales at alexandria.lib.va.us
Mon Dec 3 17:53:42 EST 2007 

Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865 (five volumes) (Heritage Books, 2007)

Leslie Anderson Morales
Reference Librarian
Local History/Special Collections
Alexandria Library
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Alexandria, VA  22314-2420
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Suzanne Colligan wrote:

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