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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
The first blacks were brought to the United States in 1619 by Dutch traders. Contrary to popular belief, not all blacks labored as slaves in the fields of the large Southern plantations. Many worked for smaller land owners, some worked as servants in the cities, and some were free. By the Civil War period, the descendants of less than 400,000 transplanted Africans numbered over 4 million. Read more about slave records at http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/. | The first blacks were brought to the United States in 1619 by Dutch traders. Contrary to popular belief, not all blacks labored as slaves in the fields of the large Southern plantations. Many worked for smaller land owners, some worked as servants in the cities, and some were free. By the Civil War period, the descendants of less than 400,000 transplanted Africans numbered over 4 million. Read more about slave records at http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/. | ||
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=== Useful Websites === | === Useful Websites === | ||
*National Archives http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/african-american/ | *National Archives http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/african-american/ | ||
*National Archives: [http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history.html Black History] (genealogy resources) | *National Archives: [http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history.html Black History] (genealogy resources) | ||