The HistoryMakers video oral history with Anthony "Tony" Preston Burroughs.

Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

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Genealogist Anthony Preston Burroughs was born on November 23, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois. Burroughs graduated from Harlan High School in 1966. He earned his B. A. degree in African-American studies at Southern Illinois University (SIU). While at SIU, Burroughs met Alex Haley, who was working on his book, Roots. In 1975, Burroughs started tracing his own ancestral roots and joined the Chicago Genealogical Society. In 1977, Burroughs attended a genealogy symposium sponsored by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Burroughs was a physical education teacher. By 1990, genealogy was his full-time profession. Burroughs taught genealogy at Chicago State University. He founded the African American Institute of Ancestry and was elected president of the Afro-American Genealogical Society in 1991. In 1996, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Genealogical Society and co-authored the African-American Genealogical Sourcebook. In 1997, he made his television debut in six episodes of the PBS series Ancestors.

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February 04, 2021

Larry Crowe, interviewer.