How to Research Your Family Tree
Getting started with genealogical research isn't as intimidating as it may seem. Curiosity about your heritage is your most important tool.
The Root Guide to Black Genealogy Blogs
Get inspired -- and pick up some tips -- by reading the personal stories of other African-American family researchers.
Revealing Roots: Chris Rock Uncovers the Ancestral Source of His Drive
In this excerpt from African-American Lives, the comic is moved to tears when he learns about an ancestor who fought for the freedom of other slaves and, against terrible odds, became a state legislator at age 24.
Revealing Roots: Maya Angelou Breaks the Silence
Determined to break her family's silence about the slavery in their roots, the poet who, as her grandmother predicted, would "teach all over this world" speaks out about coming to terms with old secrets through the genealogy project African-American Lives.
Poet Elizabeth Alexander Explores Family History
Rewind: In an episode of Faces of America that aired on PBS in 2010, the poet talks about her grandfather's immigration from Jamaica to Harlem, N.Y., and how he influenced his community.
