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Arkansas African American Genealogy online research is much more difficult due to the scant nature of record keeping for African Americans prior to the Civil War. This is the reason for creating a separate section for African Americans much like we have for Native Americans whose research can also be hampered by the available records. […]
Many wills contained information about slaves. Reading these wills may provide the reader with a clue on their ancestors. Statewide Alabama Slave Owners Slaves in the Records of the Monroe Session, North Alabama Presbytery – 1823-1827 Autauga County Alabama Slave Owners Slaves deeded from George Anderson to son William Anderson – Jun 1831 Slaves sold by William
Alabama African American Genealogy online research is much more difficult due to the scant nature of record keeping for African American’s prior to the Civil War. This is the reason for creating a separate section for African Americans much like we have for Native Americans who’s research can also be hampered by the available records.
Alabama African American Census, Mortality Schedules, and Slave Schedules
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For black Americans the census may hold the only records they can find of their ancestors. Researchers should start with their most recent ancestor using AccessGenealogy’s Census Records main census records area, as the census taken after the civil war (1870 onwards) enumerated all blacks as they did whites. The following census records are for those decades before, and consist of free persons of color who were enumerated with all other free people, mortality schedules which provides specific details around the deaths during the year prior to the census, state population schedules (state census) which in Alabama’s situation, was taken in 1866, and the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules, which were a count of slaves that often depicted the first name of the slave, along with the “owner” of the slave. You will actually have to know the “owner” of your slave ancestor and his location to find them in the slave schedules.
Cemeteries provide us with a unique link to our past. While many cemeteries contain a few African American graves, some are comprised of only African Americans. The following list shows African American Cemeteries in Alabama. You should also check AccessGenealogy Cemeteries for additional listings. Alabama African American Cemeteries Bullock County County Line AME Zion Church
Many events in African American can’t be listed by state, this page is designed to provide you with general historical information. Alabama Pace vs. State of Alabama (1883) (hosted at The Multiracial Activist) Georgia Atlanta Compromise 1895 (hosted at History Matters) Kansas Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 (hosted at Answers.com) Louisiana The Black Code of Louisiana
