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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Alabama Minorities''' | [[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Alabama Minorities''' | ||
<br> Most research on minorities consists of consulting the same types of records as research for non-minorities. The purpose of this section is to identify a few special sources that influence research on minority families in Alabama. | |||
Most research on minorities consists of consulting the same types of records as research for non-minorities. The purpose of this section is to identify a few special sources that influence research on minority families in Alabama. | |||
Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. Some records, histories, and periodicals of African-Americans, Germans, Jews, and others are available at the Family History Library. | Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. Some records, histories, and periodicals of African-Americans, Germans, Jews, and others are available at the Family History Library. | ||
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Records of African-Americans may be listed as "colored" in birth, marriage and death records. See [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records]] for those records. | Records of African-Americans may be listed as "colored" in birth, marriage and death records. See [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records]] for those records. | ||
FamilySearch has begun to digitize colored Alabama marriage books: {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950}}. As of 6 August 2012, some books from Baldwin, Bullock, Crenshaw, Dallas, Jefferson, Madison, Mobile, Morgan, Pike, and St. Clair counties have been digitized and indexed.<ref>Coverage Table, "Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," ''FamilySearch Research Wiki,'' https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012.</ref> | |||
=== Bibliography === | === Bibliography === | ||