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*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/AfricanAmerican.pdf Finding Records for Your Ancestors, Part A-African American 1870 to Present], These instructions will show you how to search nine kinds of records in a helpful step by step guide. | *[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/AfricanAmerican.pdf Finding Records for Your Ancestors, Part A-African American 1870 to Present], These instructions will show you how to search nine kinds of records in a helpful step by step guide. | ||
*[[African American Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki shows a list of records, databases, indexing projects, presentations and other guides. | *[[African American Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki shows a list of records, databases, indexing projects, presentations and other guides. | ||
*Dee Parmer Woodtor, {{FSC|829837|item|disp=Finding a Place Called Home: An African American Guide to Genealogical and Historical Identity}}, | *Dee Parmer Woodtor, {{FSC|829837|item|disp=Finding a Place Called Home: An African American Guide to Genealogical and Historical Identity}}, FS Library book 973 F2wd. Also at ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40331192 at World Cat]''. This book explains the basic as well as complex research techniques required for African American research. | ||
*Marie Taylor, ''{{FSC|956235|item|disp=FamilySearch Library bibliography of African-American sources: as of 1994}}'' (Salt Lake City: FamilySearch Library, 1994, | *Marie Taylor, ''{{FSC|956235|item|disp=FamilySearch Library bibliography of African-American sources: as of 1994}}'' (Salt Lake City: FamilySearch Library, 1994, FS Library book 973 F23tm). This book lists 3,320 African American sources, including Canadian records. It also includes articles from historical and genealogical periodicals. | ||
The following records can help determine if an ancestor was born free or enslaved. | The following records can help determine if an ancestor was born free or enslaved. | ||