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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia_African_Americans|African Americans]]'' [[Image:{{Virginiaslavesale}}|Slaves Awaiting Sale | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia_African_Americans|African Americans]]'' [[Image:{{Virginiaslavesale}}|Slaves Awaiting Sale|<center>Slaves Awaiting Sale</center>]] [[Image:Slavery|thumb|right|200px]] | ||
== Strategies == | == Strategies == | ||
[[Image:Africa ethnic groups 1996 | [[Image:Africa ethnic groups 1996|thumb|right|300px]] African American research in Virginia can be divided into two general time periods - '''before '''and '''after '''the '''Civil War'''. | ||
<br>This Wiki page describes research strategies, and major sources of information about African American families from [[Virginia]]. As you read this Wiki page, also study the [[African American Research]] Wiki pages, which will help you understand more strategies, and the contents and uses of other African American genealogical records. | <br>This Wiki page describes research strategies, and major sources of information about African American families from [[Virginia]]. As you read this Wiki page, also study the [[African American Research]] Wiki pages, which will help you understand more strategies, and the contents and uses of other African American genealogical records. | ||
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===== Runaway Slaves ===== | ===== Runaway Slaves ===== | ||
[[Image:Runaway slave ad.jpg|thumb|right|300px | [[Image:Runaway slave ad.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages appeared in '''newspapers'''. They have been published and can be found in: <br> | ||
*Windley, Lathan A., comp. ''Runaway Slave Advertisements''. 4 vols. (Virginia and North Carolina) Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. {{FHL|419052|item|disp=FHL Book 975 F2wL}}. For Virginia, see volume one. | *Windley, Lathan A., comp. ''Runaway Slave Advertisements''. 4 vols. (Virginia and North Carolina) Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. {{FHL|419052|item|disp=FHL Book 975 F2wL}}. For Virginia, see volume one. | ||