East Coast African American Genealogists
The East Coast African American Genealogists list has been created to join Genealogists who are researching on the East Coast of the US.

African American Genealogical Society of Northern California
This wonderful site has, among other things, state by state genealogical query message boards, excellent information regarding a number of southern plantations, genalogical articles to aid you in your research, a directory of links to other sites, and so much more. Don't miss this site. Your input can only make it better.

African American Genealogical Group of the Miami Valley (OH)

African American Genealogy Group (AAGG)

African American Heritage Preservation Foundation, Inc.
AAHPF is dedicated to the preservation of African American history. This not-for-profit (501)(C)(3) foundation was founded by E. Renée Ingram, an African American genealogist and historian.

African Atlantic Genealogical Society
"You are the expression of your present, the result of your past, the foundation of your future. To fully realize yourself, you should understand the ancestors upon whose lives yours is founded. Genealogy is the gateway to your personal past ...our goal is to guide you there."

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
"The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. is a non-profit, membership organization committed to the preservation of the history, genealogy, and culture of the African-Ancestored populations of the local, national, and international community. AAHGS stresses the importance of our history and genealogy by encouraging active participation in recording research and documenting personal family histories."  State Chapters

California African-American Genealogical Society
" To encourage and the support the utilization of genealogy as a tool for African-Americans to become aware of their history, heritage and self worth."

The Friends of Freedmen's Cemetery - Alexandria, Virginia

The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society "is constituted for the purpose of: Procuring, collecting, and preserving books, pamphlets, letters, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, and any other historical material relating to the history of the Blacks of Rhode Island; encouraging and promoting the study of such history by lectures and otherwise; and publishing and diffusing information as to such history."

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