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Church records can be compared to slave census schedules to find and double check for names and families. [[United States Census|Federal Census Records]] before 1850 list the heads of free black households by name, but only numbered the slaves. The 1850 Census was the first census to name all persons in free households. Some church records will show membership of slaves before the Civil War. Such records can give vital clues to the identity of slaves, who were not named on census records. | Church records can be compared to slave census schedules to find and double check for names and families. [[United States Census|Federal Census Records]] before 1850 list the heads of free black households by name, but only numbered the slaves. The 1850 Census was the first census to name all persons in free households. Some church records will show membership of slaves before the Civil War. Such records can give vital clues to the identity of slaves, who were not named on census records. | ||
Historically, religious institutions have provided strength, stability, and support for their members, as well as a focal point for social interaction. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than in the African American community from the antebellum period to the present. | Historically, religious institutions have provided strength, stability, and support for their members, as well as a focal point for social interaction. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than in the African American community from the antebellum period to the present. | ||
=== Histories of Congregations | === Histories of Congregations === | ||
The scope of congregational histories may vary from a few paragraphs in an anniversary bulletin to scholarly histories. In addition to a narrative history of a church's activities, these materials may contain membership and leadership rosters, biographical information about their pastors, names and life details of prominent members, and often photographs of pastors, groups, and significant events in the institution's past. | The scope of congregational histories may vary from a few paragraphs in an anniversary bulletin to scholarly histories. In addition to a narrative history of a church's activities, these materials may contain membership and leadership rosters, biographical information about their pastors, names and life details of prominent members, and often photographs of pastors, groups, and significant events in the institution's past. | ||