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=== Introduction ===
==Introduction==
This guide focuses on sources that are specific to the African American experience in Arkansas. Check out the [[Arkansas]] and [[African American Genealogy|African American]] guides on FamilySearch.org as well.
This guide focuses on sources that are specific to the African American experience in Arkansas. Check out the [[Arkansas]] and [[African American Genealogy|African American]] guides on FamilySearch.org as well.


=== A Research Strategy ===
==Online Resources==
==Research Strategy==
Follow the strategies described on the [[African American Genealogy]] page.
Follow the strategies described on the [[African American Genealogy]] page.


=== Archives and Libraries ===
==History==
[[Arkansas Archives and Libraries]]
==Resources==
 
===Biographies===
=== Freedmen's Bureau  ===
===Cemeteries===
 
*{{RecordSearch|2328125|Arkansas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1864-1872}} Images Only.
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2328125 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1864-1872]
*[http://mappingthefreedmensbureau.com/ Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau] - visual guide to the Freedmen's Bureau Field Offices, Freedmen Schools, contraband camps, and battle site locations the US Colored Troops fought
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/microfilm/m1901.pdf Records of the Field Offices for the State of Arkansas,  Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872] - a National Archives document describing the contents of each field office's records
 
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=== Freedman's Bank Records ===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871] ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] - searchable database with browsable images for [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=3MDR-K62%3A1551794603%3Fcc%3D1417695 Little Rock, Arkansas]
 
=== Vital Records  ===
 
==== Birth Records  ====
 
==== Marriage Records  ====
 
==== Death Records  ====
 
=== Biography  ===
 
=== Cemeteries ===
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ar/ African American Cemeteries Online: Arkansas] - organized by county.  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ar/ African American Cemeteries Online: Arkansas] - organized by county.  
*[http://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=43162 Arkansas Gravestones]  
*[https://arkansasgravestones.org/search.php Arkansas Gravestones]  
*[http://agp.arkansasgravestones.org/ Arkansas Gravestones Project]  
*[http://agp.arkansasgravestones.org/ Arkansas Gravestones Project]  


=== Census ===
===Census Records===
 
===Church Records===
=== Churches  ===
*[http://www.ark-cat.com/search/detail.aspx?id=412 Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church records (1944-1983)] are located in the state archives (Arkansas History Commission). This collection contains the church board, treasurer, and Sunday school records of the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), of Sweet Home, Arkansas, 1944-1983.  
 
*[http://www.ark-cat.com/search/detail.aspx?id=412 Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church records from 1944-1983] are located in the state archives (Arkansas History Commission). This collection contains the church board, treasurer, and Sunday school records of the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), of Sweet Home, Arkansas, 1944-1983.  
*First Missionary Baptist Church [Little Rock] (1845- ) [http://www.blackpast.org/aah/first-missionary-baptist-church-little-rock-arkansas-1845 History]
*First Missionary Baptist Church [Little Rock] (1845- ) [http://www.blackpast.org/aah/first-missionary-baptist-church-little-rock-arkansas-1845 History]
*Clark, John Franklin. ''A Brief History of Negro Baptists in Arkansas: A Story of Their Progress and Development, 1867-1939.'' Pine Bluff, Ark.: [s.n.], 1938. {{WorldCat|18582044|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}


=== Funeral Homes ===
===Emancipation Records===
 
===Funeral Homes===
=== Genealogy  ===
===Genealogies===
 
*[http://www.arkansasgenealogy.com/aa "Arkansas African-American Records"] at ''Arkansas Genealogy'' - Provides resources, including links to African American cemeteries, military records, slave records, and more.
*[http://www.arkansasgenealogy.com/aa "Arkansas African-American Records"] at ''Arkansas Genealogy'' - Provides resources, including links to African American cemeteries, military records, slave records, and more.


=== History  ===
===Land and Property===
Visit the [[Arkansas Land and Property]] page to learn more about land records and how to access them.  Check the deed book indexes for the years before 1865 for enslaved people listed in the "Description" column. Most county courthouse deed books are digitized on [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch.org]. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] by county.


=== Land and Property ===
====Plantation====
[[Arkansas Land and Property]] - check the deed book indexes for the years before 1865 for enslaved people listed in the "Description" column. Most county courthouse deed books are digitized on [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch.org]. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] by county.
===Oral Histories===
===Other Records===
===Military Records===
*[http://www.ark-cat.com/search/detail.aspx?id=1203 Arkansas and Missouri Union Army muster rolls 1863-1864]. This collection contains the muster rolls for the Second and Third Regiments, Arkansas Infantry volunteers of African descent, and a couple of Missouri regiments (Arkansas History Commission).  
*[http://www.ark-cat.com/search/detail.aspx?id=650 Company G, 2nd Arkansas Volunteers of African Descent, United States of America, records]. This collection contains records pertaining to Company G, 2nd Arkansas Volunteers, United States Army, during the Civil War.
*T[http://usctchronicle.blogspot.com/search/label/Arkansas%20USCT he USCT Chronicle: Arkansas]. This collection contains stories of the United States Colored Troops as recorded by genealogist Angela Walton-Raji. This link has all of her posts on Arkansas soldiers.
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1107 U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 ($)]. This database contains military records of African Americans who served in the Union during the Civil War.  


=== Newspapers ===
===Newspapers===
===Probate Records===
Visit the [[Arkansas Probate Records]] page to learn more about probate in Arkansas and how to find them.  Pre-1865 records could contain the names of enslaved people from the slaveowner's probate records.


=== Military  ===
===Reconstruction Records===
====Freedman’s Bank====
An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (visit the [[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records]] page to learn more). 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. <br>


*[http://www.ark-cat.com/search/detail.aspx?id=1203 Arkansas and Missouri Union Army muster rolls 1863-1864] Contains the muster rolls for the Second and Third Regiments, Arkansas Infantry volunteers of African descent, and a couple of Missouri regiments (Arkansas History Commission).
Online collections of Freedman's Bank records:
*[http://www.ark-cat.com/search/detail.aspx?id=650 Company G, 2nd Arkansas Volunteers of African Descent, United States of America, records] This collection contains records pertaining to Company G, 2nd Arkansas Volunteers, United States Army, during the Civil War.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874]
*T[http://usctchronicle.blogspot.com/search/label/Arkansas%20USCT he USCT Chronicle: Arkansas] – genealogist Angela Walton-Raji records the stories of the United States Colored Troops. This link has all of her posts on Arkansas soldiers
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=3MDR-K62%3A1551794603%3Fcc%3D1417695 Freedman's Bank Records for Little Rock, Arkansas] - browsable images for Little Rock, Arkansas
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1107 U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 ($)] – search on Arkansas to find either veterans who were born or enlisted in Arkansas. From ''Ancestry.''
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($)]


=== Probate Records  ===
====Freedmen's Bureau====
[[Arkansas Probate Records]] - pre-1865 records could contain the names of enslaved people from the slaveowner's probate records.
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist former slaves in the southern United States. The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists.  Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records.  These records often include full names, former masters and plantations, and current residences.<ref>"African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau," "African American Heritage," ''National Archives'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of former slaves. These films do not appear to contain the names of former slaves.


=== School Records  ===
To find Freedmen's Bureau records:


=== Slavery ===
*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ DiscoverFreedmen] - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including:
* [https://arkansasslavery.wordpress.com/ Slavery in Arkansas] - a resource for genealogists featuring [https://sites.google.com/view/arkansasslavenames/home Arkansas Slave Names], a searchable, downloadable spreadsheet containing the names of enslaved people, the slaveholders, and county.
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2432941 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2432992 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2475025 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2431759 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2515868 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2515865 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2515867 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2492627 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2427894 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872]


=== Societies and Organizations  ===
Other FamilySearch collections not included:
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2575789 United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2721171 United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2328125 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1864-1872] Images only.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2427901 ''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872''] Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information.
*{{RecordSearch|2328125|Arkansas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1864-1872}} Images Only.


Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS)<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171022225145/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~araahgs/ AAHGS Arkansas Chapter ]<br>P.O. Box 4294<br>Little Rock, AR 72214 <br>
Additional Resources:
[http://www.aahgs.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=542&nodeID=1 Contact]
*[http://mappingthefreedmensbureau.com/ Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau] - visual guide to the Freedmen's Bureau Field Offices, Freedmen Schools, contraband camps, and battle site locations the US Colored Troops fought
 
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/microfilm/m1901.pdf Records of the Field Offices for the State of Arkansas,  Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872] - a National Archives document describing the contents of each field office's records
 
[http://www.mosaictemplarscenter.com/ Mosaic Templars of America] (MTA) <br> Mosaic Templars Cultural Center<br> 501 W. Ninth Street <br> Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br> (501) 683-3593
 
=== Time Line ===
 
=== Voting Registers  ===
 
=== References  ===
 
=== Books  ===


===School Records===
===Slavery Records===
*[https://arkansasslavery.wordpress.com/ Slavery in Arkansas: A Resource for Genealogists]. Features [https://sites.google.com/view/arkansasslavenames/home Arkansas Slave Names], a searchable, downloadable spreadsheet containing the names of enslaved people, the slaveholders, county, and date and abstract of document.
*Works Project Administration. ''Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves''. Arkansas Narratives, Parts 1–7. Digital version at [http://archive.org/search.php?query=arkansas%20narratives%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Internet Archive] made available by Project Gutenberg.
*Taylor, Orville W. ''Negro Slavery in Arkansas''. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 2000. {{FHL|1013376|item|disp=FHL book 976.77 F2t}} {{WorldCat|427195|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}
*Taylor, Orville W. ''Negro Slavery in Arkansas''. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 2000. {{FHL|1013376|item|disp=FHL book 976.77 F2t}} {{WorldCat|427195|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}
*''George Berry Washington, Black Plantation Owner''. By Iroquois Research Institute prepared for Historic Preservation Associates. - Fairfax, Va.: The Institute, 1981. - iv, 84 leaves: ill. F415.C9 W373
*''George Berry Washington, Black Plantation Owner''. By Iroquois Research Institute prepared for Historic Preservation Associates. - Fairfax, Va.: The Institute, 1981. - iv, 84 leaves: ill. F415.C9 W373
*Burton, Arthur T. ''Black, Buckskin and Blue: African American Scouts and Soldiers on the Western Frontier.'' Austin, Texas: Eaton Press, 1999. {{FHL|824765|item|disp=FHL book 978 F2b}} {{WorldCat|41488875|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}
*Burton, Arthur T. ''Black, Buckskin and Blue: African American Scouts and Soldiers on the Western Frontier.'' Austin, Texas: Eaton Press, 1999. {{FHL|824765|item|disp=FHL book 978 F2b}} {{WorldCat|41488875|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}


*Clark, John Franklin. ''A Brief History of Negro Baptists in Arkansas: A Story of Their Progress and Development, 1867-1939.'' Pine Bluff, Ark.: [s.n.], 1938. {{WorldCat|18582044|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}
===Vital Records===
====Birth====
====Marriage====
====Death====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674710 Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963] Index only. Includes name, gender, date and place, age, birthplace, occupation, race, and marital status.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1940760 Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950] Index only. Includes name, death date and place, gender, age, and race.
====Divorce====
===Voting Registers===
==Archives and Libraries==
Visit the [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries]] page to learn more.
 
==Societies==
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS)<br>
[https://web.archive.org/web/20171022225145/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~araahgs/ AAHGS Arkansas Chapter ]<br>
P.O. Box 4294<br>Little Rock, AR 72214 <br>
[http://www.aahgs.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=542&nodeID=1 Contact]


*Works Project Administration. ''Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves''. Arkansas Narratives, Parts 1–7. Digital version at [http://archive.org/search.php?query=arkansas%20narratives%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Internet Archive] made available by Project Gutenberg.
[http://www.mosaictemplarscenter.com/ Mosaic Templars of America] (MTA)<br>
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center<br> 501 W. Ninth Street <br>
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br>
(501) 683-3593


*[http://www.ark-ives.com/abhac/ Black History Commission of Arkansas] - Arkansas History Commission and State Archives[http://www.arkansasgenealogy.com/aa.htm]
[http://www.ark-ives.com/abhac/ Black History Commission of Arkansas]<br>
Arkansas History Commission and State Archives[http://www.arkansasgenealogy.com/aa.htm]<br>
2B215, 2nd Floor, 1 Capitol Mall<br>
Little Rock, AR 72201


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