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==Research Strategy==
==Research Strategy==
==History==
==History==
The first person, most likely, of African heritage who came to the Arizona area was a member of a Spanish expedition. Esteban was originally from Morocco and was a slave to a Spaniard. He first arrived in the New World in 1528. See [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/esteban.html Esteban, a 16th Century Explorer].
The first person, most likely, of African heritage who came to the Arizona area was a member of a Spanish expedition. Esteban was originally from Morocco and was a enslaved to a Spaniard. He first arrived in the New World in 1528. See [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/esteban.html Esteban, a 16th Century Explorer].


Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history:
Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history:
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===Emancipation Records===
===Emancipation Records===
===Funeral Homes===
===Funeral Homes===
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
===Genealogies===
===Genealogies===
===Land and Property===
===Land and Property===
====Plantation====
====Plantation====
===Obituaries===
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
===Oral Histories===
===Oral Histories===
===Other Records===
===Other Records===
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The [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8704 Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960] collection contains death records between 1887 and 1960 for every county in Arizona.  Information usually contains name, gender, race, marital status, birth date and place, death date and place, burial date and place, age, occupation, parents and their birth places, and medical information.
The [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8704 Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960] collection contains death records between 1887 and 1960 for every county in Arizona.  Information usually contains name, gender, race, marital status, birth date and place, death date and place, burial date and place, age, occupation, parents and their birth places, and medical information.
====Divorce====
====Divorce====
===Voting Registers===
===Voting Records===
==Archives and Libraries==
==Archives and Libraries==
'''Sabio Library'''<br>
'''Sabio Library'''<br>
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Phone: 928-774-6272<br>  
Phone: 928-774-6272<br>  
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov<br>
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov<br>
The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=zSqqEveHsv8C&pg=PA65&dq=arizona+african+american&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NnknUquCOc_D4APr24C4Bg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=arizona%20african%20american&f=false Black Genesis]'' for reference to ''Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) ''on page 64 which contain 324 bills of sale for slaves.<br>
The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=zSqqEveHsv8C&pg=PA65&dq=arizona+african+american&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NnknUquCOc_D4APr24C4Bg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=arizona%20african%20american&f=false Black Genesis]'' for reference to ''Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) ''on page 64 which contain 324 bills of sale for enslaved persons.<br>
Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br>
Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br>


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P. O. Box 90683<br>
P. O. Box 90683<br>
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br>
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br>
Website: [http://www.bfghs.com/ Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society]
Website: [http://www.bfghs.org/ Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society]


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