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Portable Genealogist: African American Resources

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This guide is designed to help you through the challenging process of locating your African American ancestors. It provides tips for getting started, summarizes the various documents and records you should consult, and shows you how to read the elements of a slave schedule. This helpful guide also features a chart showing where you can locate the different types of records described.

The four-page laminated guide can fit easily in your research binder.

By Meaghan E. H. Siekman, Ph.D.

Finding Oprahs Roots Finding Your Own

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Author: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Published: 2007

For Oprah, the path back to the past was emotion-filled and profoundly illuminating, connecting the narrative of her family to the larger American narrative and ôanchoringö her in a way not previously possible. For the reader, Finding OprahÆs Roots offers the possibility of an equally rewarding experience.