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== Strategies == | == Strategies == | ||
[[Image:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|right|300px| | [[Image:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center>African Ethnic Groups 1996</center>]] 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. | <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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=== Genetic Testing === | === Genetic Testing === | ||
Many African Americans alive today are having their DNA tested to learn which tribes in Africa they descend from. To learn more about this procedure, read [[Hiring a DNA Testing Company]]. | Many African Americans alive today are having their DNA tested to learn which tribes in Africa they descend from. To learn more about this procedure, read [[Hiring a DNA Testing Company]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||