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[[Image:{{TNAfricanAm}}]] ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African- | [[Image:{{TNAfricanAm}}]] ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African-American_Resources_for_Tennessee|African Americans]]'' | ||
Resources for African-American research fall into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. | Resources for African-American research fall into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. | ||
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A great starting point is Afrigeneas's [http://afrigeneas.org/states/tn/ "African Ancestry in Tennessee."] | A great starting point is Afrigeneas's [http://afrigeneas.org/states/tn/ "African Ancestry in Tennessee."] | ||
'''Pre-Civil War | == '''Pre-Civil War''' == | ||
Records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, Tennessee hiring practices, census records, white family records, church and cemetery records, military records, vital records, and numerous Tennessee court records. | |||
African-American vital records were usually recorded in separate books for many years. Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds, wills, tax records, or court order books. A few parish registers list slaves who attended church with their masters. | African-American vital records were usually recorded in separate books for many years. Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds, wills, tax records, or court order books. A few parish registers list slaves who attended church with their masters. | ||
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Slaves were gradually emancipated by Tennessee law beginning in 1865. | Slaves were gradually emancipated by Tennessee law beginning in 1865. | ||
'''Post-Civil War''' | == '''Post-Civil War''' == | ||
Research consists of consulting the same record types as for non-African Americans. In addition, there are some types of records specific to African-American research, such as emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, and the other types of records. | |||
For pensions of African Americans who fought in the Confederacy during the Civil War, see: | |||
*Brogden, John V. and Willie L. Robinson. [http://www.angelfire.com/wi/Carver/csaaa.html Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service] [Civil War], available online. | *Brogden, John V. and Willie L. Robinson. [http://www.angelfire.com/wi/Carver/csaaa.html Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service] [Civil War], available online. | ||
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*Works Projects Administration. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/slavenarrativesa19932gut Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves].''Washington, 1941. Free digital copy. | *Works Projects Administration. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/slavenarrativesa19932gut Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves].''Washington, 1941. Free digital copy. | ||
== Research Guides == | |||
The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: | The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: | ||