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Beginning Research

Introduction Research Steps	Record Finder Search Strategies
Original Records
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Compiled Sources
Biography	Periodicals
Background Information
History Melungeons	Migration Periodicals
Finding Aids
Archives & Libraries Family History Centers] Further Reading	Internet Sources Resources Societies

Online Records

1865 - 1872 - United States Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts Indenture and Apprenticeship Records 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — index and images
Pullman Porter National Historic Registry of the African-American Railroad Employees

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Topics	Introduction · African American Research · Record Finder · Search Strategies · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Business Records and Commerce · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Freedman's Bank · Freedmen's Bureau · Funeral Homes · Genealogy · History · Internet Sources · Land and Property · Military Records · Newspapers · Obituaries · Occupations · Online Records · Oral History · Probate Records · Resources · Slavery and Bondage · Societies · Southern Claims Commission · Taxation · Vital Records · For Further Reading

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