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[[Image:{{TNAfricanAm}}]] ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African- | [[Image:{{TNAfricanAm}}]] ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African-American Resources for Tennessee|African Americans]]'' | ||
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The [[ | The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: | ||
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa3.htm African American Collections of Note at TSLA] | *[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa3.htm African American Collections of Note at TSLA] | ||
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Another great starting point is Afrigeneas's [http://afrigeneas.org/states/tn/ "African Ancestry in Tennessee."] | Another great starting point is Afrigeneas's [http://afrigeneas.org/states/tn/ "African Ancestry in Tennessee."] | ||
== Maps == | |||
Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map, based on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, illustrating the distribution of slaves throughout Tennessee. It may be purchased for a small fee thorugh his [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm website]: | |||
*''Tennessee Slave Population As Reported in the 1860 Census'' | |||
== Records<br> == | == Records<br> == | ||