Selections from the Library of Congress' resource guide for the study of black history and culture, covering colonialization, abolition, migrations and the 1930's Works Progress Administration


Lowcountry Africana, sponsored by the Magnolia Plantation Foundation of Charleston, South Carolina, is a free website dedicated to African American genealogy and history in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, home to the rich Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage.


Our Black Ancestry (OBA) helps people explore and appreciate African American family history and culture. Believing that we "empower our future by honoring our past," OBA contributes to a genealogical legacy that goes beyond the recording of names, dates and places into the realm of elevating genealogy to promote positive community and family values.


Mapping the Freedman’s Bureau is devoted to helping researchers put their ancestors back on the historical landscape where they lived.