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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African American Research|African American Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African_American_Introduction|Introduction]]''  
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{{Click|Image:AA_ORP.png|African American Online Genealogy Records|left}}African-American genealogical research for recent years follows the same procedures as for any other ethnic group. However, there are specific strategies for tracing African-American roots prior to 1870. Most of the records are available through the [[Family History Library|Family History Library and]] through [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch].<br><br>  
{{Click|Image:AA_ORP.png|African American Online Genealogy Records|left}}African-American genealogical research for recent years follows the same procedures as for any other ethnic group. However, there are specific strategies for tracing African-American roots prior to 1870. Most of the records are available through the [[Family History Library|Family History Library and]] through [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch].<br><br>  


'''Research Guides and Source Lists.''' For guides to African American family history research, see  
'''Research Guides and Source Lists.''' For guides to African American family history research, see  


*[[Quick Guide to African American Records]], a Wiki article including some pre-1870 sources and strategies.  
*[[Quick Guide to African American Record[[Category:African American Records]]], a Wiki article including some pre-1870 sources and strategies.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=African+American+1870-Present&placeName=African+American&author_givenName=&author_surname= Finding Records of Your Ancestors African Americans 1870 to Present], an in depth article including a case study of recent sources.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=African+American+1870-Present&placeName=African+American&author_givenName=&author_surname= Finding Records of Your Ancestors African Americans 1870 to Presen[[Category:African American Records]], an in depth article including a case study of recent sources.  
*[[African American Research]]&nbsp;FamilySearch list of records, databases, indexing projects, presentations and other guides.  
*[[African American Research]]&nbsp;FamilySearch list of records, databases, indexing projects, presentations and other guides.  
*Dee Parmer Woodtor, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40331192 Finding a Place Called Home: An African American Guide to Genealogical and Historical Identity]'' (New York: Random House, 1999)(FHL book 973 F2wd). This book explains the basic as well as complex research techniques required for African-American research.  
*Dee Parmer Woodtor, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40331192 Finding a Place Called Home: An African American Guide to Genealogical and Historical Identit[[Category:African American Records]]'' (New York: Random House, 1999)(FHL book 973 F2wd). This book explains the basic as well as complex research techniques required for African-American research.  
*Marie Taylor, ''{{FSbook|60362}}'' (Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 1994)(FHL book 973 F23tm). This book lists 3,320 African American sources, including Canadian records. It also includes articles from historical and genealogical periodicals.  
*Marie Taylor, ''{{FSbook|60362}}'' (Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 1994)(FHL book 973 F23tm). This book lists 3,320 African American sources, including Canadian records. It also includes articles from historical and genealogical periodicals.  
*Also, African-Americans with Native American ancestry should check African-Cherokee Connections (CD-ROM 2928 in the Family History Library).
*Also, African-Americans with Native American ancestry should check African-Cherokee Connections (CD-ROM 2928 in the Family History Library).
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/sg/ht_list.html www.familysearch.org/sg/ht_list.html] and  
*[http://www.familysearch.org/sg/ht_list.html www.familysearch.org/sg/ht_list.html] and  
*[http://www.aagsnc.org/genlinks/Military_Resources www.aagsnc.org/genlinks/Military_Resources]
*[http://www.aagsnc.org/genlinks/Military_Resources www.aagsnc.org/genlinks/Military_Resource[[Category:African American Records]]


The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records include birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. These records are found in Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865—1874 {{FHL|Film nos. 928,571 through 928,591}}. An additional guide for Freedmen’s Bureau field office records is Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105 by Elaine Everly and Willna Pacheli {{FHL|Book: 973 F23ea}}. Part 1 includes Alabama and Louisiana, Part 2 includes Maryland and South Carolina, and Part 3 includes Tennessee and Virginia. Some of the Freedmen’s Bureau records are available online at:  
The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records include birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. These records are found in Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865—1874 {{FHL|Film nos. 928,571 through 928,591}}. An additional guide for Freedmen’s Bureau field office records is Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105 by Elaine Everly and Willna Pacheli {{FHL|Book: 973 F23ea}}. Part 1 includes Alabama and Louisiana, Part 2 includes Maryland and South Carolina, and Part 3 includes Tennessee and Virginia. Some of the Freedmen’s Bureau records are available online at:  
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'''Slave Narratives.''' In the 1930s over 3,500 typescript interviews&nbsp;of former slaves were compiled by the WPA.See:  
'''Slave Narratives.''' In the 1930s over 3,500 typescript interviews&nbsp;of former slaves were compiled by the WPA.See:  


:*Library of Congress' free site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project]''.  
:*Library of Congress' free site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Projec[[Category:African American Records]]''.  
:*Ancestry.com's ($) subscription site of 3,500 slave narratives in ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narratives]'', or&nbsp;free at selected libraries in ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narratives]''.  
:*Ancestry.com's ($) subscription site of 3,500 slave narratives in ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narrative[[Category:African American Records]]'', or&nbsp;free at selected libraries in ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narrative[[Category:African American Records]]''.  
:*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave]'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997){{FHL|Book 973 F22p}}.  
:*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slav[[Category:African American Records]]'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997){{FHL|Book 973 F22p}}.  
:*University of North Carolina's free site ''[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narratives]''.
:*University of North Carolina's free site ''[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narrative[[Category:African American Records]]''.


The following guidebooks and histories are available at the Family History Library:  
The following guidebooks and histories are available at the Family History Library:  


*James D. Walker, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12237630 Black Genealogy: How To Begin]'' (Athens, Georgia: Univ. of Georgia, 1977){{FHL|Book: 973 F26w}}
*James D. Walker, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12237630 Black Genealogy: How To Begi[[Category:African American Records]]'' (Athens, Georgia: Univ. of Georgia, 1977){{FHL|Book: 973 F26w}}


*Tony Burroughs, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45068561 Black Roots: a Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree]'' (New York: Fireside Book, 2001){{FHL|Book: 973 D27bt}}.
*Tony Burroughs, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45068561 Black Roots: a Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tre[[Category:African American Records]]'' (New York: Fireside Book, 2001){{FHL|Book: 973 D27bt}}.


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