The following titles are examples of other genealogists' successful searches for their African American family history, which may inspire you to continue your own research.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Local sources for African-American family historians : using county court records and census returns by Somerset Homecoming by The Nickens family : how to trace a non-slave African American lineage from Virginia to Maryland and back by 
"From Maria to Bill Cosby: A Case Study in Tracing Black Slave Ancestry" National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 75 (1987):5-14 by "Roots and the New Faction: A Legitimate Tool for Clio?" The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 89 (1981):35-49 by "The Genealogist's Assessment of Alex Haley's Roots." National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 72 (1984): 35-49 by 
