Digital Black History Tools
Tools for us.
Digital Black History
Featured on: FamilySearch, The New York Times, Movement Hub, and several library research guides.
Digital Black History is a free online searchable listing of digital Black History projects that have been created by individuals and institutions alike. It contains projects that may be of use to family historians, genealogists, and students. There are many projects about Black History out there, but it can be very difficult to find them. This website curates those resources and allows you to search for them so that you can supplement your research.
If you find a digital Black History project that is not on the website, add it to the form here.
Unlock the Records
Have you ever gotten overwhelmed with the vast amount of record sets available for family history research?
Unlock the Records aims to help fix that problem. The website serves as a suggestion guide that makes recommendations based the information you are seeking about African American ancestors.
Enter a keyword, phrase, or question and Unlock the Records will provide you with a list of suggested resources to check to find that information.
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