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Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790–1950. Alexandria, Virginia: Chadwyck-Healy, 1980. (On 1070 Family History Library .) This publication is sometimes referred to as "The Black Biography Project." Three of the sources included in this collection are:<br>Bothe, Charles Octavius. The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama: Their Leaders and Their Work. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Alabama Publishing, 1895. (Family History Library [set of 3].) This book contains biographies, birth dates, parents’ names, and sometimes pictures. It also provides information on associations and state conventions.<br>Mixon, Winfield Henri. History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Alabama, with Biographical Sketches. Selma, Alabama: A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, 1902. (Family History Library [set of 3].) This book provides pictures, church minutes and history, and speeches. There is no index.<br>Moorman, Joseph H. and E. L. Barrett. Leaders of the Colored Race in Alabama. Mobile, Alabama: News Publishing, [198–?]. (Family History Library [set of 2].) This source contains biographical sketches with birth dates, educational information, a history of each minister’s service, and a history of churches. It includes an index. | Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790–1950. Alexandria, Virginia: Chadwyck-Healy, 1980. (On 1070 Family History Library .) This publication is sometimes referred to as "The Black Biography Project." Three of the sources included in this collection are:<br>Bothe, Charles Octavius. The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama: Their Leaders and Their Work. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Alabama Publishing, 1895. (Family History Library [set of 3].) This book contains biographies, birth dates, parents’ names, and sometimes pictures. It also provides information on associations and state conventions.<br>Mixon, Winfield Henri. History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Alabama, with Biographical Sketches. Selma, Alabama: A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, 1902. (Family History Library [set of 3].) This book provides pictures, church minutes and history, and speeches. There is no index.<br>Moorman, Joseph H. and E. L. Barrett. Leaders of the Colored Race in Alabama. Mobile, Alabama: News Publishing, [198–?]. (Family History Library [set of 2].) This source contains biographical sketches with birth dates, educational information, a history of each minister’s service, and a history of churches. It includes an index. | ||
=== <br>Military | === <br>Military === | ||
Military records of Alabama<br>Civil War<br>1862: Over 10,000 Alabama freedmen served as Union Soldiers<br>World War II (1941-1945) | ===== [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_Military_Records Military records ]of Alabama<br> ===== | ||
===== Civil War<br> ===== | |||
1862: Over 10,000 Alabama freedmen served as Union Soldiers | |||
===== <br>World War II (1941-1945) ===== | |||
*''Combat Connected Naval Causalities, World War II, by States''. Two Volumes. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946. (Family History Library .) This source is alphabetically arranged by state, then within the state by dead, missing, wounded, Prisoner of War (POW), died or killed while a POW, and POWs released. | |||
*Tuskegee Airmen [http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/ tuskegeeairmen.org] An estimated 16,000 to 19,000 airmen including mechanics, parachute riggers and support staff were involved. | |||
*For photos of Tuskegee Airmen [http://www.americanprofile.com/tuskegee americanprofile.com/tuskegee] | |||
=== <br>Bibliography === | === <br>Bibliography === | ||