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-''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]&nbsp; [[Virginia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]&nbsp; [[Virginia_African_Americans|African Americans]]'' [[Image:{{Virginiaslavesale}}]] [[Image:Slavery.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]
+''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]&nbsp; [[Virginia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]&nbsp; [[Virginia_African_Americans|African Americans]]'' [[Image:{{Virginiaslavesale}}]] [[Image:Slavery.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Slavery.JPG]]
 == Strategies  ==
-[[Image:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg]] African American research in Virginia can be divided into two general time periods - '''before '''and '''after '''the '''Civil War'''.
+[[Image:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] African American research in Virginia can be divided into two general time periods - '''before '''and '''after '''the '''Civil War'''.
 <br>This Wiki page describes research strategies, and major sources of information about African American families from [[Virginia]]. As you read this Wiki page, also study the [[African American Research]] Wiki pages, which will help you understand more strategies, and the contents and uses of other African American genealogical records.
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 ===== Runaway Slaves  =====
-[[Image:Runaway slave ad.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Runaway slave ad.jpg]] Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages appeared in '''newspapers'''. They have been published and can be found in: <br>
+[[Image:Runaway slave ad.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages appeared in '''newspapers'''. They have been published and can be found in: <br>
 *Windley, Lathan A., comp. ''Runaway Slave Advertisements''. 4 vols. (Virginia and North Carolina) Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. {{FHL|419052|item|disp=FHL Book 975 F2wL}}. For Virginia, see volume one.
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 Large '''African American cemeteries '''in Virginia have included:
-*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-African-American-Historic-Cemeteries-of-Portsmouth-VA/209707012436379?sk=wall The African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth VA] on Facebook: &nbsp;A friend's group of descendants and volunteers of the African American Cemeteries of Portsmouth: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est 1879), Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (est 1912), and Grove Baptist Church cemetery (est 1840)
+*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-African-American-Historic-Cemeteries-of-Portsmouth-VA/209707012436379?sk=wall The African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth VA] on Facebook: &nbsp;A friend's group of descendants and volunteers of the African American Cemeteries of Portsmouth: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est 1879), Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (est 1912), and Grove Baptist Church cemetery (est 1840).
 *[http://blackcemeteriesportsmouthva.org The African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth Virginia] (web):&nbsp; A group of concerned citizens,&nbsp;descendants, and volunteers of the African American Cemeteries of Portsmouth:&nbsp; The Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est. 1879), Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (est 1912), and Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (est. 1840).&nbsp; Also includes listings and records for cemeteries in the Tidewater Region of Virginia.&nbsp; Counties include Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Westmoreland, and York.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cities include Alexandria, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.
 *[https://www.facebook.com/pages/African-American-Cemeteries-of-Hampton-Roads/126726900775531 African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia] on Facebook.&nbsp; A community forum for the African American cemeteries of Hampton Roads, Virginia.&nbsp; Included are burial sites located in Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, and additional areas throughout the Tidewater region.