African-American » Societies & Groups

International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry

A not-for-profit lineage society to perpetuate the memory of slave ancestors in America and around the world.

KAAHGS - Kansas Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

Lansing Area African American Genealogical Society

Lawnside Historical Society, Inc. - Peter Mott House

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical & Historical Society

Tappahannock, Virginia.

Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.)

The purpose of the Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.) is to promote genealogy and family history through the presentation of structured classes, exhibition of genealogies, guest lectures and tours of agencies which are considered sources of genealogical interest. Kansas City, Missouri.

Montclair African American Genealogy Meetup Group

Nicodemus Historical Society & Museum

Oberlin African-American Genealogy & History Group

Oberlin, Ohio.

Orange County African-American Historical Society (OCAAHS)

Orange, Virginia.

Organization despite Adversity: The Origins and Development of African American Fraternal Associations (JSTOR)

Article by Theda Skocpol and Jennifer Lynn Oser, Social Science History Vol. 28, No. 3, Special Issue: African American Fraternal Associations and the History of Civil Society in the United States (Fall, 2004), pp. 367-437 (71 pages). JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Access via schools and libraries or subscribe as an individual to JPASS.

Prince Hall Freemasonry

Rhode Island Black Heritage Society

San Francisco African American Historical & Cultural Society

San Francisco, California.

Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP)

A lineage society that is a non-profit, charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the memory, education, and historic preservation of the artifacts and landmarks of slavery in the United States and its economic, psychological, and cultural impact on today's society.

South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC)

The African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky

An organization of researchers, historians, and everyday folk working together to save the history of Kentucky

The Friends of Freedmen's Cemetery

History and preservation of an 1864-1869 cemetery for former slaves and their children in Alexandria, Virginia. Contains burial records of African Americans 1863-1869 as well as background and personal data on the freed people and Alexandria's black residents, in general.

The Menare.

A national non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation, preservation and restoration of Underground Railroad safe-houses and environments. The Menare Foundation, Inc., was created from historian Anthony Cohen's research on the Underground Railroad.

Wisconsin Association of Black Genealogists (Facebook)

Provides an outlet for genealogists and researchers of African American ancestry to collaborate and share information. As we are experienced in locating records in the state of Wisconsin, we also provide assistance to anyone who may be looking for ancestors who relocated to the area.