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*[[African American Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[African American Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[African American Biography|Biographies]]
*[[African American Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[African American Census|Census]]
*[[African American Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[African American Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records|Freedman's Bank]]
*[[African American Freedmen's Bureau Records|Freedmen's Bureau]]
*[[African American Funeral Home Records|Funeral Homes]]
*[[African American Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[African American History|History]]
*[[African American Internet Sources|Internet Sources]]
*[[African Amercian Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[African American Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[African American Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[African American Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[African American Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[African American Resources|Resources]]
*[[African American Slavery and Bondage|Slavery and Bondage]]
*[[African American Societies|Societies]]
*[[African American Vital Records - Civil Registration|Vital Records]]
 
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''[[United States|United States]] > African American Research''
 
== African American Genealogy  ==
 
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== Did you know?  ==
 
*The first African settlers in the U.S. were indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619 (before the Piligrims landed at Plymouth Rock) and freed after 7 years.
*African American is the most common ancestry in: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana].
*The [[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records|Freedman's Bank]] and the [[African American Freedmen's Bureau Records|Freedmen's Bureau]] were separate organizations, from different federal departments, in separate National Archives record groups.
*Ten percent of the African American population was free before the Civil War.
*Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner.
*From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name.
 
== Key Internet Links  ==
 
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/36928_AfricanAmerQG05.pdf African American Quick Guide pdf]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/36367_africanamer2_color.pdf Finding African Americans 1870-Present]
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1438024 1870 United States Census]
*[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH33&CISOPTR=1765&REC=1 Family History Library Bibliography of African-American Sources]
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1417695 Freedman Bank Records 1865-1874]
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1414908 Freedmen’s Bureau Virginia Marriages 1815-1866]
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1105 Freedmen's Bureau Field Offices 1865-1872]
*[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/steps.htm Southern Claims Commission Records]
*[[Short article on African American Research|African American Research Short Article]]
 
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/african/ Access Genealogy: African American Genealogy]
*[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors]
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 World War I Draft Registration]
*[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/african-american/ National Archives African American Research]
*[http://www.genealogy.com/00000360.html Genealogy.com African American]
*[http://www.unc.edu/iaar/ Institute of African American Research]
*[http://www.broward.org/library/aarlcc.htm African American Research Library and Cultural Center]
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African Ancestored Genealogy]
*[http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces Trans-Atlantic Slave Voyages]
 
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== Things you can do  ==
 
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Revision as of 21:55, 6 February 2009

African American News & Events
Template:AFAMnews
African American Topics

United States > African American Research

African American Genealogy[edit | edit source]

African American counties in dark purple.

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

  • The first African settlers in the U.S. were indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619 (before the Piligrims landed at Plymouth Rock) and freed after 7 years.
  • African American is the most common ancestry in: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
  • The Freedman's Bank and the Freedmen's Bureau were separate organizations, from different federal departments, in separate National Archives record groups.
  • Ten percent of the African American population was free before the Civil War.
  • Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner.
  • From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name.

Key Internet Links[edit | edit source]

Things you can do[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

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