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 For records of the Underground Railroad, go to: [http://www.freedomcenter.org/freedomstations/ www.freedomcenter.org/freedomstations/] and [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html].
-To make a slavery connection, you must first identify the slaveholder, and then study the slaveholder's records for clues to family information. About 15 percent of formerly enslaved persons took their last slaveholder's surname. Sources for identifying the slaveholder include Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Series A through N {{FSC|Film nos. 1,534,196 through 1,534,236}}, and military records at:
+To make a slavery connection, you must first identify the enslaver, and then study the enslaver's records for clues to family information. About 15 percent of formerly enslaved persons took their last enslaver's surname. Sources for identifying the slaveholder include Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Series A through N {{FSC|Film nos. 1,534,196 through 1,534,236}}, and military records at:
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