This major contribution to young adult genealogy studies helps create ethnic pride, self-esteem, and awareness of the extraordinary accomplishments each ethnic group has brought to the American experience. Designed for use in grades 6-12, this important series explores the creation of the American people while promoting the use and understanding of solid research techniques. Oryx American Family Tree Series enhances the social studies curriculum, especially the thematic strands in the New Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.
This major contribution to young adult genealogy studies helps create ethnic pride, self-esteem, and awareness of the extraordinary accomplishments each ethnic group has brought to the American experience. Designed for use in grades 6-12, this important series explores the creation of the American people while promoting the use and understanding of solid research techniques. Oryx American Family Tree Series enhances the social studies curriculum, especially the thematic strands in the New Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.
ANNE E. JOHNSON holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin. She has spent many years researching and performing traditional ballads and songs from the British Isles and Ireland. This work inspired her interest in British history and emigration and in her own British roots. ADAM MERTON COOPER holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin. He became interested in African linguistics and the cultural diaspora when he began to trace his own genealogy as a child.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1. A Heritage to Celebrate 1 Back to Africa 4 Be Proud and Realistic 6 Resources 9 Starting Your Exploration 9 African American Language and Culture 11 African Language and Culture 21 Chapter 2. Immigration in Chains 25 The Modern Slave Trade 25 Slave Life 30 The End of the Slave Trade 35 Resources 38 Africa: Past and Present 38 The Slave Trade 44 Slavery and Slave Life 46 Chapter 3. Freedom and the African Cultural Diaspora 49 The African Cultural Diaspora 58 Resources 61 Free Blacks and Freedman 61 Reconstruction and Modern History 62 Success Stories 65 Modern Immigration 71 Video 73 African American Theater Film and Television 74 African Films 76 African American Films 78 African Music 80 African American Music 81 African Dance 86 African American Dance 88 Chapter 4. Getting Started on Your Search 91 Talking to Your Relatives 91 Organizing Your Search 93 Graveyards 98 Working in the Library 99 Resources 102 Searching in the United States: Manuals Bibliographies 102 Societies and Journals 106 Attics and Heirlooms 108 Graveyards 110 Oral Tradition 112 Chapter 5. The Census and What It Doesn't Tell 116 Interracial Unions 122 Resources 126 Chapter 6. Searching for Slaves 131 County Deed Books 132 Colored Troops 133 Early Black Organizations 134 Working Back Toward the Middle Passage 137 Resources 140 General References and Indexes 140 Libraries 142 Chapter 7. High-Tech Genealogy 144 Resources 147 Family History on Computer 147 The Internet 148 Chapter 8. Nontraditional Families and Family Issues 149 Resources 152 Registers/Support Groups/Advocacy for Adoptees 152 Adoption and Other Family Issues 153 Chapter 9. Preserving Your Family History 156 Family Tree 156 Oral History 157 Written History 158 Resources 161 Writing Your Family History 161 Great Writing by African Americans 162 Glossary 166 Index 168
Chapter 1. A Heritage to Celebrate 1 Back to Africa 4 Be Proud and Realistic 6 Resources 9 Starting Your Exploration 9 African American Language and Culture 11 African Language and Culture 21 Chapter 2. Immigration in Chains 25 The Modern Slave Trade 25 Slave Life 30 The End of the Slave Trade 35 Resources 38 Africa: Past and Present 38 The Slave Trade 44 Slavery and Slave Life 46 Chapter 3. Freedom and the African Cultural Diaspora 49 The African Cultural Diaspora 58 Resources 61 Free Blacks and Freedman 61 Reconstruction and Modern History 62 Success Stories 65 Modern Immigration 71 Video 73 African American Theater Film and Television 74 African Films 76 African American Films 78 African Music 80 African American Music 81 African Dance 86 African American Dance 88 Chapter 4. Getting Started on Your Search 91 Talking to Your Relatives 91 Organizing Your Search 93 Graveyards 98 Working in the Library 99 Resources 102 Searching in the United States: Manuals Bibliographies 102 Societies and Journals 106 Attics and Heirlooms 108 Graveyards 110 Oral Tradition 112 Chapter 5. The Census and What It Doesn't Tell 116 Interracial Unions 122 Resources 126 Chapter 6. Searching for Slaves 131 County Deed Books 132 Colored Troops 133 Early Black Organizations 134 Working Back Toward the Middle Passage 137 Resources 140 General References and Indexes 140 Libraries 142 Chapter 7. High-Tech Genealogy 144 Resources 147 Family History on Computer 147 The Internet 148 Chapter 8. Nontraditional Families and Family Issues 149 Resources 152 Registers/Support Groups/Advocacy for Adoptees 152 Adoption and Other Family Issues 153 Chapter 9. Preserving Your Family History 156 Family Tree 156 Oral History 157 Written History 158 Resources 161 Writing Your Family History 161 Great Writing by African Americans 162 Glossary 166 Index 168
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