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Slaves were gradually emancipated by Tennessee law beginning in 1865. | Slaves were gradually emancipated by Tennessee law beginning in 1865. | ||
Not all black residents of Tennessee were slaves before the Civil War. The following is a list of free blacks living in Tennessee counties at the time the 1820 U.S. Federal Census was taken (census records do not survive for all counties that year): | Not all black residents of Tennessee were slaves before the Civil War. The following is a list of free blacks living in Tennessee counties at the time the 1820 U.S. Federal Census was taken (census records do not survive for all counties that year): | ||
*"'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. | *Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. | ||
== '''Post-Civil War''' == | == '''Post-Civil War''' == | ||
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African Americans were generally buried in cemeteries that were race-specific. | African Americans were generally buried in cemeteries that were race-specific. | ||
==== '''Census''' ==== | ==== '''Census''' ==== | ||
The first Tennessee census that included the names and identities of freed slaves was taken in 1870. | The first Tennessee census that included the names and identities of freed slaves was taken in 1870. | ||
==== '''Church Records''' ==== | ==== '''Church Records''' ==== | ||