Tennessee African American Griots

Welcome to Tennessee African American Griots. We are proud representatives of the United States African American Griots Special Project and the USGenWeb Project.

This site is dedicated to the preservation of Tennessee African American Genealogy and history. TNAAG provides: Wills, Marriage records, Family Histories, Black Indian Ancestry, and other valuable information.

This site would not exist without volunteers!

History is people's memory and without a memory, man is demoted to the level of lower animals."

--- Malcolm X

The story of the Griots

The Griots, storytellers of their tribes, pass on the history of their people orally. It is said that when a Griot dies, a library has burned to the ground. Black Canadians also have Griots in their midst; the challenge will be preserving their stories.

A Griot is a human library. A Griot is a storyteller. A Griot is a historian. In many African tribes a Griot is all of these things and more - a tangible link to the past, someone who not only could be touched, but could also touch you with stories and facts about who you were as a person. It is from this concept that we have grasped our inspiration for this page. It is in the spirit of the Griot that we present this special section of Black Voice. This section isn't just a history lesson, but a library and a celebration of culture.

Above all, in the role as a Griot, Black Voice is a tangible link to the past, something not onlyto be touched, but that can also touch us with stories and facts about who we are as a people. No matter who you are, or where you come from, the celebration is ours to enjoy. . .

http://www.blackvoice.com/griot/

Surname Listing

Name

Location

Researcher

BRISCOE	Maury Co.	Melvin J. Collier
ELDER	Rutherford Co.	Ann Elder-Wade
HINTON	Davidson (Nashville)	Barthyana Partida
JORDAN/JOURDAN	Davidson (Nashville)	Barthyana Partida
SCURLOCK	All Counties	Samuel Scurlock
BATTON/MORRIS/BENNETT	Franklin Co., Maury Co., Rutherford Co., Coffee Co.	Amy Batton
HILL/KENNERLY/WIGGINS	Franklin Co., Maury Co., Rutherford Co., Coffee Co.	Amy Batton

Genealogy Research Websites

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Note: I use these sites during my own research. Most sites are FREE.

Researching other states? Go to the US African American Griots website and click on a state!

Kentucky African American Griot

http://aagriots.org/kentucky/

New Mexico African American Griot - http://aagriots.org/newmexico/

Georgia African American Griot - http://aagriots.org/georgia/

Louisiana African American Griot - http://aagriots.org/louisiana/

African American Griots National Website

http://aagriots.org/

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