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Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. Some records, histories, and periodicals of African-Americans, Germans, Jews, and others are available at the Family History Library. | Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. Some records, histories, and periodicals of African-Americans, Germans, Jews, and others are available at the Family History Library. | ||
== African | === African Americans === | ||
Resources for African-American research fall into two periods: pre-and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of consulting the same record types you would use to research non–African-Americans. Pre-Civil War records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, Alabama hiring practices, census records, plantation owners’ family records, church and cemetery records, military records, and Alabama court records. | Resources for African-American research fall into two periods: pre-and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of consulting the same record types you would use to research non–African-Americans. Pre-Civil War records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, Alabama hiring practices, census records, plantation owners’ family records, church and cemetery records, military records, and Alabama court records. | ||
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The separate Freedman’s Bureau records do not usually name relatives or give genealogical information. They can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Subject Search under: | The separate Freedman’s Bureau records do not usually name relatives or give genealogical information. They can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Subject Search under: | ||
FREEDMEN- ALABAMA | :'''FREEDMEN - ALABAMA''' | ||
Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds (see "[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]"), wills (see "[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]"), tax records (see "[[Alabama Taxation|Taxation]]"), and court order books (see "[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]") under their owner’s name. A few parish registers (see "[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]") list slaves who attended church with their masters. | Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds (see "[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]"), wills (see "[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]"), tax records (see "[[Alabama Taxation|Taxation]]"), and court order books (see "[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]") under their owner’s name. A few parish registers (see "[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]") list slaves who attended church with their masters. | ||