This center is one of the nations premier minority repositories. Genealogists should check its Manuscript Collections, which include the papers of artists, educators, authors, business leaders, clergy, lawyers, factory workers, farmers, musicians and others. The manuscript collection contains more than 10 million documents that record the efforts of those who have charted African-American history and race relations. This center is acknowledged as the nation's largest independent African-American archives, as well as a leader in automation and advanced techniques. It is housed on the campus of Tulane University.
Genealogists recognize the importance of sharing the records of all our families.
Families are linked together in many ways, and so are the records. By sharing our genealogical data we make it possible to find the threads that connect us all. These next came to me from Susan Wilson who is researching Herrings and hopes you will send her any of the Herrings you may find. It is broken down by state, then by county. You will find lookup volunteers, Census and cemetery data, history, soldiers etc.