Libraries: Genealogy: African American Genealogy

Websites

National Archives African American Heritage
The Archives hold a wealth of material documenting the Black experience. This page highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media.
Cyndi's List of African American Genealogical Resources
Contains quick links to all of the African American resources on Cyndi's List, a well known genealogy website.
AfriGeneas
AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. It is also an African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats.

Oxford African American Studies Center (AASC)
Over 10,000 articles from leading reference works by experts in the field of African American Studies, plus over 1,750 images, more than 300 primary sources with specially written commentaries, nearly 150 maps, and 150 charts and tables. (Full-text)
Gale OneFile: U.S. History
Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
Gale In Context: U.S. History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.

The Portal to Texas History
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The Portal to Texas History is a gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. Contains historic newspapers, city directories, documents, and other historic records.