"From the publishers of Your genealogy today, Internet genealogy & History magazine"
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Digital library on American slavery -- Slave narratives -- Bills of sale -- 1867 voter registration -- Freedman's Bank records -- Manumission -- Pre-Civil War church records -- Free people of color -- 19th century newspaper research -- Mapping -- Fraternal organizations -- Education history -- The green book -- Funeral programs -- Photographic collections -- Manuscripts