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:*Antebellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1966. | :*Antebellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1966. | ||
See [http://www.afrigeneas. | See [http://www.afrigeneas.org/images/FHL%20African%20American%20Bibliography.pdf FamilySearch Library Bibliography of African American Sources] for the films and guide books for this collection. Whenever possible, these records are listed under the county or state where the plantation was located. They are then listed alphabetically by the name of the slave owner. | ||
=== Slave Names Databases === | === Slave Names Databases === | ||
There are various websites where researchers submit names of slaves they have come across in records. Try searching these databases for a known slave or slave owner: | There are various websites where researchers submit names of slaves they have come across in records. Try searching these databases for a known slave or slave owner: | ||
* [http://slavenamerollproject.blogspot.com/ Slave Name Roll Project] | * [http://slavenamerollproject.blogspot.com/ Slave Name Roll Project] | ||
* [http://www.afrigeneas. | * [http://www.afrigeneas.org/slavedata/ Afrigeneas Slave Data Collection] | ||
There are several other projects dedicated to specific regions or record types, for example: | There are several other projects dedicated to specific regions or record types, for example: | ||
* [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/search-the-narrative Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names] at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture | * [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/search-the-narrative Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names] at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture | ||
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*[http://tinyurl.com/yzmenle African American History: A research guide to primary and secondary sources for African American history] | *[http://tinyurl.com/yzmenle African American History: A research guide to primary and secondary sources for African American history] | ||
*[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online] | *[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online] | ||
*[http://www.afrigeneas. | *[http://www.afrigeneas.org/aacensus/ African American Census Schedules Online] | ||
*[http://tinyurl.com/7gvnpku List of Slavery Sites Accessible on the Web through Brown University] | *[http://tinyurl.com/7gvnpku List of Slavery Sites Accessible on the Web through Brown University] | ||
*University of North Carolina - Greensboro's [http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/pSearch.aspx?s=2 Digital Library on American Slavery] has digitized details about American slaves from thousands of court and legislative petitions filed between 1775 and 1867 in 15 different states. Search by name, search by petition or browse subjects. | *University of North Carolina - Greensboro's [http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/pSearch.aspx?s=2 Digital Library on American Slavery] has digitized details about American slaves from thousands of court and legislative petitions filed between 1775 and 1867 in 15 different states. Search by name, search by petition or browse subjects. | ||
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