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Quick Guide to African American Records: Difference between revisions
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*'''FamilySearch Wiki Article African American Migration will have a number of sources on the Underground Railroad, Fugitive Slave Law and the American Colonization Society. [[African American Migration]]''' | *'''FamilySearch Wiki Article African American Migration will have a number of sources on the Underground Railroad, Fugitive Slave Law and the American Colonization Society. [[African American Migration]]''' | ||
=== Making the | === Making the Slavery Connection === | ||
[[Image:James Hopkinsons Plantation Slaves Planting Sweet Potatoes.jpg|thumb|right|400px|<center>James Hopkinson's plantation slaves planting sweet potatoes</center>]]You must first identify the slave owner, and then study the owner’s records for clues to your family. Correctly identifying your ancestor in records of the enslaved can be difficult. Professional researchers are successful only about 50 percent of the time.<br><br> | [[Image:James Hopkinsons Plantation Slaves Planting Sweet Potatoes.jpg|thumb|right|400px|<center>James Hopkinson's plantation slaves planting sweet potatoes</center>]]You must first identify the slave owner, and then study the owner’s records for clues to your family. Correctly identifying your ancestor in records of the enslaved can be difficult. Professional researchers are successful only about 50 percent of the time.<br><br> | ||