Call for Submissions

The Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society, headquartered in Selma, AL, is inviting submissions for the first issue of its quarterly journal to be published on or about November 1, 2007. The deadline for submissions is October 13, 2007. Submissions for future issues will be accepted on a continuous basis.

Suggested submissions include but are not limited to: articles, family and local histories, census abstracts, deed, will, estate, tax, and military records transcriptions or extractions, cemetery listings, phone directories, school and alumni directories, church records, bible records, funeral programs, death records, book reviews, interviews, photographs of people, structures and places, illustrations and artwork. The only restrictions are that submissions must be about or related to the genealogy and history of African Americans in the twelve counties of Alabama's Black Belt Region--Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Wilcox. Submissions related to contiguous counties MAY be accepted. Please query us regarding them.

Electronic submissions preferred. Please send as plain text or word document to bbaaghs@bbaaghs.org with "BBAAGHS Journal" in the subject line. Photos or artwork should be .jpg or .gif format.

The Editors
Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 971
Selma, AL 36702
www.bbaaghs.org