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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Alabama Minorities''' | [[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Alabama Minorities''' | ||
Most research on minorities consists of consulting the same types of records as research for non-minorities. The purpose of this section is to identify a few special sources that influence research on minority families in Alabama. | |||
Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. Some records, histories, and periodicals of African-Americans, Germans, Jews, and others are available at the Family History Library. | Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. Some records, histories, and periodicals of African-Americans, Germans, Jews, and others are available at the Family History Library. | ||
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An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. This company was created to assist African-American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number. | An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. This company was created to assist African-American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number. | ||
'''Alabama Freedman Bank Records''' | '''Alabama Freedman Bank Records''' [[Image:{{ALFreeBank}}]] | ||
*Alabama had a branch of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company in Huntsville and Mobile. In each city depositors are listed by account number. The records are on line at Familysearch.org {{RecordSearch|1417695|United States, Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874}} | *Alabama had a branch of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company in Huntsville and Mobile. In each city depositors are listed by account number. The records are on line at Familysearch.org {{RecordSearch|1417695|United States, Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874}} | ||
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Records of African-Americans may be listed as "colored" in birth, marriage and death records. See [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records]] for those records. | Records of African-Americans may be listed as "colored" in birth, marriage and death records. See [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records]] for those records. | ||
FamilySearch has begun to digitize colored Alabama marriage books: {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950}}. As of 6 August 2012, some books from Baldwin, Bullock, Crenshaw, Dallas, Jefferson, Madison, Mobile, Morgan, Pike, and St. Clair counties have been digitized and indexed.<ref>Coverage Table, "Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," ''FamilySearch Research Wiki,'' https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012.</ref> | FamilySearch has begun to digitize colored Alabama marriage books: {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950}}. As of 6 August 2012, some books from Baldwin, Bullock, Crenshaw, Dallas, Jefferson, Madison, Mobile, Morgan, Pike, and St. Clair counties have been digitized and indexed.<ref>Coverage Table, "Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," ''FamilySearch Research Wiki,'' https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012.</ref> | ||
=== Bibliography === | === Bibliography === | ||
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== Italian Immigrants == | == Italian Immigrants == | ||
Italian immigrants settled in Birmingham in the early 20th century. For a list of books and articles about these families, see ''Alabama History: An Annotated Bibliography'' mentioned in [[Alabama History]]. | Italian immigrants settled in Birmingham in the early 20th century. For a list of books and articles about these families, see ''Alabama History: An Annotated Bibliography'' mentioned in [[Alabama History]]. | ||
== General == | == General == | ||
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:'''AFRO-AMERICANS - ALABAMA''' | :'''AFRO-AMERICANS - ALABAMA''' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{African American|African American}}{{Alabama|Alabama}} | {{African American|African American}}{{Alabama|Alabama}} | ||
[[Category:Alabama|Minorities]] | [[Category:Alabama|Minorities]] | ||