How do you go about finding ancestors when all you know from the census is the state where the person was born? We suggest using an atlas and maps to identify counties and centers of African American populations in southern states prior to and after the civil war. In conducting your research, one of the best tools to have at your side is an atlas, or a map of state and regions that you are researching.
Here is a great map of the regions and roadways in Louisiana that may help your research!
The Routledge Atlas of African American History, by Jonathan H. Earle, is not just an atlas, but a history book, providing not only snapshots in time, but also the context of how they came to be. The book is part of a multi-part series of topical books on American history. You can purchase this resourceful book here through our Amazon store.
