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*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 many African Americans changed their family name. | *From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name. | ||
*The first Africans | *The first Africans in the U.S. were sold as indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619, before the Piligrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and freed after 7 years.<br> | ||
== Key Internet Links == | == Key Internet Links == | ||