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| [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/ Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.] examines the Virginia ancestry of several prominent African Americans living today. His television series will provide you with many tips for tracing your own Virginia family tree. | | [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/ Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.] examines the Virginia ancestry of several prominent African Americans living today. His television series will provide you with many tips for tracing your own Virginia family tree. |
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| |Help yourself and others find their African American ancestors by participating in the [http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen Indexing Project]. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631024/LDS-Church-FamilySearch-launch-project-to-index-Freedmen7s-Bureau-records-of-4-million-former.html?pg=all June 19th Press Conference]
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| ===Genetic Testing=== | | ===Genetic Testing=== |
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| Many African Americans alive today are having their DNA tested to learn which tribes in Africa they descend from. To learn more about this procedure, read [[Hiring a DNA Testing Company]]. | | Many African Americans alive today are having their DNA tested to learn which tribes in Africa they descend from. To learn more about this procedure, read [[Hiring a DNA Testing Company]]. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |