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{{AfrAm-sidebar}}<div style="float: left; width: 75%"><center>''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[African_American_Research]]''</center><br>
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| <br>'''''Its most unique genealogical features:'''''  
*[[African American Introduction|'''Introduction''']]
*many family name changes after Civil War
*[[Quick Guide to African American Records|'''Search Strategies''']]
*slavery research is usually challenging
*[[African American Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*Freedman's Bank &amp; Freedmen's Bureau
*[[African American Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[African American Biography|Biography]]
*[[African American Business Records and Commerce|Business Records and Commerce]]
*[[African American Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[African American Census|Census]]
*[[African American Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[African American Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records|Freedman's Bank]]
*[[African American Freedmen's Bureau Records|Freedmen's Bureau]]
*[[African American Funeral Home Records|Funeral Homes]]
*[[African American Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[African American History|History]]
*[[African American Internet Sources|Internet Sources]]
*[[African American Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[African American Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[African American Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[African American Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[African American Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[African American Resources|Resources]]
*[[African American Slavery and Bondage|Slavery and Bondage]]
*[[African American Societies|Societies]]
*[[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]
*[[African American Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[African American Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[African American For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']]


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=== African American Genealogy  ===
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== African American Genealogy  ==


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== Did you know?  ==
=== Did you know?  ===


*The first African settlers in the U.S. were indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619 (before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock) and freed after 7 years.  
*The first African settlers in the U.S. were indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619 (before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock) and freed after 7 years.  
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*Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner.  
*Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner.  
*From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name.
*From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name.
 
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== Key Internet Links  ==
=== Key Internet Links  ===


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== Things you can do  ==
=== Things you can do  ===


In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>  
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>


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*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  
*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>  
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>


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{{African American|African American}}
 
[[Category:African_Americans]] [[Category:Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups]]
[[Category:African_Americans]] [[Category:Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups]]
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