Photo: cover of the 1956 edition of “The Green Book.” Credit: from The New York Public Library.

Important 20th Century African American Guide: ‘The Green Book’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 20, 2016

An article about “The Green Book,” an important guide for African American travelers back in the days of Jim Crow segregation... (Read More)

Photo: "Board of directors of the Coleman manufacturing co., Concord, N.C., the only Negro cotton mill in the U.S.," c. 1899. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

First Canadian Black History Summit Makes History

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 16, 2016

An article about the First Canadian Black History Summit recently held in Ontario, Canada, on 16 April 2016... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Books for Genealogists: ‘African American Historic Burial Grounds and Gravesites of New England’

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 8, 2016

A review of Glenn A. Knoblock’s book “African American Historic Burial Grounds and Gravesites of New England.”.. (Read More)

Photo: Martin Luther King, Jr. Credit: Nobel Foundation; Wikimedia Commons.

Martin Luther King Jr. Leads Montgomery Civil Rights March

By Tony Pettinato on March 21, 2016

An article about the Voting Rights March on 21 March 1965 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr... (Read More)

Photo: Bessie Coleman. Source: National Air and Space Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

4 African American Women Heroes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 3, 2016

In honor of Women’s History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about four African American women heroes... (Read More)

Illustration: WWII war bonds poster featuring a Tuskegee Airman, 1943. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

African American Heroes: Tuskegee Airmen

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 29, 2016

Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers and other sources to learn about the WWII African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen... (Read More)

Freedom’s Journal (New York, New York), 16 March 1827, page 1

‘Freedom’s Journal’: The 1st African American Newspaper Published in America

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 26, 2016

A look at some of the articles published in the inaugural issue of Freedom’s Journal, the first African American newspaper published in America... (Read More)

Historical African American Newspapers Online

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 25, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explores a helpful resource for family history research: an online collection of African American newspapers... (Read More)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: A Brief Genealogy & Family Tree

By Scott Phillips on January 18, 2016

An article showing how newspaper articles help document the genealogy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. .. (Read More)

Tag: African American History & Genealogy