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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African American Research|African American Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quick_Guide_to_African_American_Records|Search Stategies]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African American Research|African American Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quick_Guide_to_African_American_Records|Search Stategies]]'' | ||
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= Searching Recent Records = | = Searching Recent Records = | ||
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2. Search records from the [[United States#States|state]] where your ancestor lived. | 2. Search records from the [[United States#States|state]] where your ancestor lived. | ||
:*[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ Cemetery records]<br> | :*[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ Cemetery records]<br> | ||
:*City directories | :*City directories | ||
:*Church records<br> | :*Church records<br> | ||
:*Court records | :*Court records | ||
:*Land records | :*Land records | ||
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:*Burkett, Randall. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23047573 Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790–1950: Cumulative Index]'' | :*Burkett, Randall. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23047573 Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790–1950: Cumulative Index]'' | ||
For information about [[Melungeons]], tri-racial families, African Americans with Native American ancestry, and free people of color see the Taylor bibliography, pages 54–56. <br> | For information about [[Melungeons]], tri-racial families, African Americans with Native American ancestry, and free people of color see the Taylor bibliography, pages 54–56. <br> | ||
The following records can help you determine if an ancestor was born free or freed by a slave owner. | The following records can help you determine if an ancestor was born free or freed by a slave owner. | ||
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Many slaves "stole" themselves and escaped north into Canada and freedom from the fugitive slave laws that required their return from northern states. See: | Many slaves "stole" themselves and escaped north into Canada and freedom from the fugitive slave laws that required their return from northern states. See: | ||
*Taylor, Marie. '' | *Taylor, Marie. ''{{FSbook|60362}} Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources''. Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 2000. ({{FHL|956235|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 F23tm}} & {{FHL| 6002568}}.) Look under "Migration" in both the "Subject" and "Locality" sections. (For help see "Note" under the heading, African American Records.) | ||
*National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at [http://tinyurl.com/6sktldj Freedman's Bank Records] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | *National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at [http://tinyurl.com/6sktldj Freedman's Bank Records] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | ||
*National Geographic, [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html "The Underground Railroad"] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | *National Geographic, [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html "The Underground Railroad"] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | ||
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More information on the [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Letters (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Freedmen's Bureau]] is available at the wiki. | More information on the [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Letters (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Freedmen's Bureau]] is available at the wiki. | ||
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==== Southern Claims Commission Records ==== | ==== Southern Claims Commission Records ==== | ||
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{{African American|African American}} | {{African American|African American}} | ||
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||