Many now include photographs of the deceased. Most include an obituary more detailed than that of a newspaper. They are extremely interesting. Find someone in the black community who has collected and saved them and borrow them to transcribe or scan. Church Histories .
Church histories are easy to find.
A church celebrating a centennial may have a printed history. But you can also find local church histories in church directories and church cookbooks . School History . Class pictures are very common. Perhaps you have a shot of your grandmother's one-room school or your mother's class composite photo.