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==Introduction==
Sabio Library<br>The University of Arizona Libraries<br>1510 E. University Blvd.<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0055<br>(520) 621-6406
==Online Resources==
<li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li>
<li>[http://stateofblackarizona.org/ The State of Black Arizona]</li>


==Research Strategy==
== History Local  ==
==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 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:
*Wilson, Bernard J. 2007. ''The black residents of Tucson and their achievements, 1860-1900: a reference guide.'' [Tucson, Ariz.]: Bernard Wilson. Available through [http://www.worldcat.org/title/black-residents-of-tucson-and-their-achievements-1860-1900-a-reference-guide/oclc/156983453 WorldCa[[Category:African American Records]] and [http://www.worldcat.org/title/black-residents-of-tucson-and-their-achievements-1860-1900-a-reference-guide/oclc/156983453 Sabio Librar[[Category:African American Records]] at University of Arizona.
<li>[https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/02/16/arizona-black-history-month-timeline/ Arizona's Black History Timeline]</li>
*Valenzuela, Blanca, and Regina Kelly. 1998. History paints a beautiful picture: a report on A-Mountain neighborhood history for the Casa Alegre mural project. Tucson, Ariz: s.n. (African American History in Tuscon area) Available through [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-paints-a-beautiful-picture-a-report-on-a-mountain-neighborhood-history-for-the-casa-alegre-mural-project/oclc/40103987&referer=brief_results WorldCa[[Category:African American Records]] and [http://sabio.library.arizona.edu.ezproxy2.library.arizona.edu/search~S9?/Xafrican+americans+arizona&searchscope=9&SORT=DZ/Xafrican+americans+arizona&searchscope=9&SORT=DZ&extended=1&SUBKEY=african+americans+arizona/1%2C119%2C119%2CE/frameset&FF=Xafrican+americans+arizona&searchscope=9&SORT=DZ&4%2C4%2C Sabio Librar[[Category:African American Records]].
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_settlers.html In The Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage] </li>
<li>Wilson, Bernard J. 2007. ''The black residents of Tucson and their achievements, 1860-1900: a reference guide.'' [Tucson, Ariz.]: Bernard Wilson. Available through [http://www.worldcat.org/title/black-residents-of-tucson-and-their-achievements-1860-1900-a-reference-guide/oclc/156983453 WorldCat] </li>
<li>Valenzuela, Blanca, and Regina Kelly. 1998. History paints a beautiful picture: a report on A-Mountain neighborhood history for the Casa Alegre mural project. Tucson, Ariz: s.n. (African American History in Tuscon area) Available through [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-paints-a-beautiful-picture-a-report-on-a-mountain-neighborhood-history-for-the-casa-alegre-mural-project/oclc/40103987&referer=brief_results WorldCat] </li>
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/trailtones.html Trailtones: The African-American Heritage of Arizona],compiled by Gloria L. Smith, contains materials that highlight African American heritage in Arizona.</li>


==Resources==
== Pre-Civil War records  ==
===Biographies===
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/biographies.html In The Steps Of Esteban: Biographies and Oral Histories] - contains biographies from African American pioneers, educators, military officials, and more.</li>
===Cemeteries===
===Census Records===
===Church Records===
African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic.


<li>Phoenix: Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/tanner-chapel-ame-church-1887 History] </li>
== Civil War Records  ==


<li>Tucson: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/mt-calvary-missionary-baptist-church-tucson-arizona-1900 History] </li>
== Post-Civil War  ==
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_churches.html African American Churches in Tucson] </li>
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/churches.html Photographic Exhibits] [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/churches.html African American Churches in Tucson, Arizona, 1900 - 1990]</li>
===Emancipation Records===
===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===
== Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)  ==
===Land and Property===
====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===
== Jim Crow Era (1877-1964)  ==
===Other Records===
<li>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/first-100-years-a-history-of-arizona-blacks/oclc/436317469&referer=brief_results Harris, Richard E. The First 100 Years: A History of Arizona Blacks. Apache Junction, AZ: Relmo Publishers, 1983.]</li>
===Military Records===
===Newspapers===
===Probate Records===
===Reconstruction Records===
====Freedman’s Bank====
====Freedmen's Bureau====
===School Records===
===Slavery Records===
===Vital Records===
====Birth====
The [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60886 Arizona, Birth Records, 1881-1948 ($)] collection contains birth records between 1881 and 1948 for most counties in Arizona. Information often includes name, birth date, sex, father, mother's maiden name, race or color, parents' birth places, condition at birth, and remarks.


====Marriage====
== Biographies ==
====Death====
The [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60874&path= Arizona, County Coroner and Death Records, 1881-1971 ($)] collection contains death records between 1881 and 1971 for most counties in Arizona.  Information often includes name, age, sex, informant, and death date/place.<br><br>
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====
===Voting Records===
==Archives and Libraries==
'''Sabio Library'''<br>
The University of Arizona Libraries<br>
1510 E. University Blvd.<br>
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055<br>
Phone: 520-621-6406 <br>
Website: [http://new.library.arizona.edu/ University Libraries]<br><br>


'''Pioneer Museum (Flagstaff)'''<br>
== Military  ==
2340 N. Fort Valley Road<br>
Flagstaff, AZ 86001<br>
Phone: 928-774-6272<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 enslaved persons.<br>
Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br>


'''African American Multicultural Museum'''<br>
== World War II  ==
617 North Scottsdale Road, Suite A <br>
Scottsdale, AZ 85257 <br>
Phone: 480-314-4400


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


==References==
== Societies  ==
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{{African American|African American}}
Black Family Genealogy &amp; Historical Society<br>P. O. Box 90683<br>Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br>[http://www.bfghs.com/ Websit[[Category:African American Records]]&nbsp;&amp; [http://www.bfghs.com/research.htm Research Aid[[Category:African American Records]]
{{Arizona|Arizona}}


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== Websites  ==
 
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Revision as of 10:28, 16 October 2015

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Sabio Library
The University of Arizona Libraries
1510 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
(520) 621-6406

History Local[edit | edit source]

Pre-Civil War records[edit | edit source]

Civil War Records[edit | edit source]

Post-Civil War[edit | edit source]

Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)[edit | edit source]

Jim Crow Era (1877-1964)[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

World War II[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society
P. O. Box 90683
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683
[http://www.bfghs.com/ Websit & [http://www.bfghs.com/research.htm Research Aid

Websites[edit | edit source]

[[Category:African_American] [[Category:Arizon][[Category:African American Record]

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