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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
<li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li>
*[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites
<li>[http://stateofblackarizona.org/ The State of Black Arizona]</li>
*[http://stateofblackarizona.org/ The State of Black Arizona]


==Research Strategy==
==Research Strategy==
==History==
==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].
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 slave 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:
Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history:
<li>[https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/02/16/arizona-black-history-month-timeline/ Arizona's Black History Timeline]</li>
*[https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/02/16/arizona-black-history-month-timeline/ Arizona's Black History Timeline]
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_settlers.html In The Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage] </li>
*[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_settlers.html In The Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage]  
<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>
*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>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>
*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>[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>
*[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.


==Resources==
==Resources==
===Biographies===
===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>
[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.
===Cemeteries===
===Cemeteries===
===Census Records===
===Census Records===
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African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic.  
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>
Phoenix: Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/tanner-chapel-ame-church-1887 History]  


<li>Tucson: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/mt-calvary-missionary-baptist-church-tucson-arizona-1900 History] </li>
Tucson: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/mt-calvary-missionary-baptist-church-tucson-arizona-1900 History]  
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_churches.html African American Churches in Tucson] </li>
*[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_churches.html African American Churches in Tucson]  
<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>
*[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/churches.html Photographic Exhibits] [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/churches.html African American Churches in Tucson, Arizona, 1900 - 1990]
===Emancipation Records===
===Emancipation Records===
===Funeral Homes===
===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===
===Genealogies===
===Land and Property===
===Land and Property===
====Plantation====
====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===
===Oral Histories===
===Other Records===
===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>
*[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.]
===Military Records===
===Military Records===
===Newspapers===
===Newspapers===
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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.
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====
====Divorce====
===Voting Records===
===Voting Registers===
==Archives and Libraries==
==Archives and Libraries==
'''Sabio Library'''<br>
'''Sabio Library'''<br>
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Phone: 928-774-6272<br>  
Phone: 928-774-6272<br>  
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov<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>
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 slaves.<br>
Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br>
Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br>


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


==References==
==References==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Strategy[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

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 slave to a Spaniard. He first arrived in the New World in 1528. See Esteban, a 16th Century Explorer.

Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history:

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

In The Steps Of Esteban: Biographies and Oral Histories - contains biographies from African American pioneers, educators, military officials, and more.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic.

Phoenix: Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887 - History

Tucson: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 - History

Emancipation Records[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Plantation[edit | edit source]

Oral Histories[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Reconstruction Records[edit | edit source]

Freedman’s Bank[edit | edit source]

Freedmen's Bureau[edit | edit source]

School Records[edit | edit source]

Slavery Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

The 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[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

The 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.

The 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[edit | edit source]

Voting Registers[edit | edit source]

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

Pioneer Museum (Flagstaff)
2340 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928-774-6272
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov
The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See Black Genesis for reference to Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) on page 64 which contain 324 bills of sale for slaves.
Website: Pioneer Museum

African American Multicultural Museum
617 North Scottsdale Road, Suite A
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Phone: 480-314-4400

Societies[edit | edit source]

Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society
P. O. Box 90683
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683
Website: Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society

References[edit | edit source]