A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage
- ISBN-10
- 0806317884
- ISBN-13
- 9780806317885
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Genealogical Publishing Com
- Authors
- Franklin Carter Smith, Emily Anne Croom
Description
A guide to tracing one's African-American ancestry features an approach that covers the pre-Civil War era to the present, and includes forms, outlines, maps, and case studies to yield accurate results.
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