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*Ten percent of the African American population was free before the Civil War. | *Ten percent of the African American population was free before the Civil War. | ||
*Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner. | *Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner. | ||
*From 1865 to 1875 African Americans | *From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name. | ||
*The first Africans to arrive in what is now the United States were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, before the Piligrims landed at Plymouth Rock. | *The first Africans to arrive in what is now the United States were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, before the Piligrims landed at Plymouth Rock. | ||