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<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[African American Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div> | <div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[African American Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div> | ||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
<li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li> | |||
<li>[http://stateofblackarizona.org/ The State of Black Arizona]</li> | |||
==Research Strategy== | ==Research Strategy== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The first person, most likely, of African heritage who came to the Arizona area was a member of a Spanish expedition. Esteban was originally from Morocco and was a | The first person, most likely, of African heritage who came to the Arizona area was a member of a Spanish expedition. Esteban was originally from Morocco and was a enslaved to a Spaniard. He first arrived in the New World in 1528. See [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/esteban.html Esteban, a 16th Century Explorer]. | ||
Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history: | Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history: | ||
<li>[https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/02/16/arizona-black-history-month-timeline/ Arizona's Black History Timeline]</li> | |||
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_settlers.html In The Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage] </li> | |||
<li>Wilson, Bernard J. 2007. ''The black residents of Tucson and their achievements, 1860-1900: a reference guide.'' [Tucson, Ariz.]: Bernard Wilson. Available through [http://www.worldcat.org/title/black-residents-of-tucson-and-their-achievements-1860-1900-a-reference-guide/oclc/156983453 WorldCat] </li> | |||
<li>Valenzuela, Blanca, and Regina Kelly. 1998. History paints a beautiful picture: a report on A-Mountain neighborhood history for the Casa Alegre mural project. Tucson, Ariz: s.n. (African American History in Tuscon area) Available through [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-paints-a-beautiful-picture-a-report-on-a-mountain-neighborhood-history-for-the-casa-alegre-mural-project/oclc/40103987&referer=brief_results WorldCat] </li> | |||
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/trailtones.html Trailtones: The African-American Heritage of Arizona],compiled by Gloria L. Smith, contains materials that highlight African American heritage in Arizona.</li> | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Biographies=== | ===Biographies=== | ||
[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/biographies.html In The Steps Of Esteban: Biographies and Oral Histories] - contains biographies from African American pioneers, educators, military officials, and more. | <li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/biographies.html In The Steps Of Esteban: Biographies and Oral Histories] - contains biographies from African American pioneers, educators, military officials, and more.</li> | ||
===Cemeteries=== | ===Cemeteries=== | ||
===Census Records=== | ===Census Records=== | ||
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African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic. | African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic. | ||
Phoenix: Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/tanner-chapel-ame-church-1887 History] | <li>Phoenix: Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/tanner-chapel-ame-church-1887 History] </li> | ||
Tucson: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/mt-calvary-missionary-baptist-church-tucson-arizona-1900 History] | <li>Tucson: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 - [http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/mt-calvary-missionary-baptist-church-tucson-arizona-1900 History] </li> | ||
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/aahip_churches.html African American Churches in Tucson] </li> | |||
<li>[http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/churches.html Photographic Exhibits] [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/esteban/churches.html African American Churches in Tucson, Arizona, 1900 - 1990]</li> | |||
===Emancipation Records=== | ===Emancipation Records=== | ||
===Funeral Homes=== | ===Funeral Homes=== | ||
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images | |||
===Genealogies=== | ===Genealogies=== | ||
===Land and Property=== | ===Land and Property=== | ||
====Plantation==== | ====Plantation==== | ||
===Obituaries=== | |||
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images | |||
===Oral Histories=== | ===Oral Histories=== | ||
===Other Records=== | ===Other Records=== | ||
<li>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/first-100-years-a-history-of-arizona-blacks/oclc/436317469&referer=brief_results Harris, Richard E. The First 100 Years: A History of Arizona Blacks. Apache Junction, AZ: Relmo Publishers, 1983.]</li> | |||
===Military Records=== | ===Military Records=== | ||
===Newspapers=== | ===Newspapers=== | ||
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The [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8704 Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960] collection contains death records between 1887 and 1960 for every county in Arizona. Information usually contains name, gender, race, marital status, birth date and place, death date and place, burial date and place, age, occupation, parents and their birth places, and medical information. | The [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8704 Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960] collection contains death records between 1887 and 1960 for every county in Arizona. Information usually contains name, gender, race, marital status, birth date and place, death date and place, burial date and place, age, occupation, parents and their birth places, and medical information. | ||
====Divorce==== | ====Divorce==== | ||
===Voting | ===Voting Records=== | ||
==Archives and Libraries== | ==Archives and Libraries== | ||
'''Sabio Library'''<br> | '''Sabio Library'''<br> | ||
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Phone: 928-774-6272<br> | Phone: 928-774-6272<br> | ||
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov<br> | Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov<br> | ||
The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=zSqqEveHsv8C&pg=PA65&dq=arizona+african+american&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NnknUquCOc_D4APr24C4Bg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=arizona%20african%20american&f=false Black Genesis]'' for reference to ''Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) ''on page 64 which contain 324 bills of sale for | The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=zSqqEveHsv8C&pg=PA65&dq=arizona+african+american&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NnknUquCOc_D4APr24C4Bg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=arizona%20african%20american&f=false Black Genesis]'' for reference to ''Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) ''on page 64 which contain 324 bills of sale for enslaved persons.<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br> | Website: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/welcome-to-pioneer-museum-flagstaff/ Pioneer Museum]<br><br> | ||
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P. O. Box 90683<br> | P. O. Box 90683<br> | ||
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br> | Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.bfghs. | Website: [http://www.bfghs.org/ Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||