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Records of Enslaved People

How to Start - Family Search

With methodical research, you can often find slave records to fill out the story of ancestors. FamilySearch holds many such online records a…

7 Steps to Finding Your Enslaved Ancestors

Here is the ultimate step-by-step guide to tracing your African American roots and finding your slave ancestors.

Federal Records that Help Identify Former Enslaved People

Outlines various federal records that outlines various federal records that can be useful for genealogical research.

72 Page PDF to Help Identify Enslaved Records

Federal Records that Help Identify Former Enslaved and Enslavers

How to Use Google Like a Pro

Ten tips for more effective googling

Umbra Search - African American History

824,539 items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums.

American Libraries - Internet Archive

The American Libraries collection - 3 million+ results

71 Digital Portals to State History

Most of the materials available through these sites are digitized versions of analog items.

Primary Sources from Houghton Library

Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom

Hollis for Archival Discovery

collection guides, finding aids, and inventories in Harvard's special collections and archives.

Digital Public Library of America

Some of America’s libraries, archives, and museums

Alabama Department of Archives and History

https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/hgpub

Brown University's - Historical Document Repository

Brown University's digital archive offers over 150 historical documents and high-resolution images related to slavery and justice, allowing public exploration of early American history.

North Carolina Digital Collections

The North Carolina Digital Collections contain over 90,000 historic and recent photographs, state government publications, manuscripts, and other resources on topics related to North Carolina. The Collections are free and full-text searchable, and bring together content from the State Archives of No

Duke University's The American SLavery Documents

Legal and personal documents related to the institution of slavery in the United States from 1757-1860s.

Unknown No Longer

Biographical details of enslaved Virginians from unpublished historical records in its collections.

Gutenberg Free Ebooks

Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.

FamilySearch - African American Genealogy

This resource provides a comprehensive guide for researching African American ancestry, including strategies for tracing ancestors both before and after the Civil War.

Ancestry's Free - Records of Enslaved

Ancestry's collection offers free access to records of enslaved people, including census schedules and emancipation registers, aiding genealogical research. Explore the collection

Access Genealogy's Black Genealogy

Provides a collection of online resources for African American genealogy research, covering various states and including cemetery records, census records, and information on slave owners.

US Black Heritage Project - Slavery Index

It organizes profiles related to slaves, slave owners, and slavery events by location, including subcategories for different states and aspects of slavery.

Nickname Hub A=Z

Common historical nicknames can add challenges to family history research. Learn on Ancestry® how genealogists navigate unfamiliar variations for given names.

Phoneticization of Names

Personal names spelled phonetically

WeRelate Name Converter - Search Variants

A name converter tool which is used to search for variants of a given name.

State Census

many states have conducted censuses to count their populations.

US Census 1790-1950 - Family Search

For a more complete beginning introduction, see U. S. Census Records Class Handout.

1850 Slave Schedule

On Family Search

1860 Slave Schedule

Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

The 1860 Federal Census of NativeTerritory

1860 Slave Schedule: Cherokee Nation

Cherokee Nation

1860 Slave Schedule: Choctaw Nation

Choctaw Nation

1860 Slave Schedule: Chickasaw District

Chickasaw District

1860 Slave Schedule: Creek Nation

Creek Nation

The Freedmen's Bureau Online

Murders and Outrages, Labor, and Marriage Records

Freedmen's Bureau Search Portal

Provides family historians and genealogists to search for their ancestors and for scholars to research a variety of topics related to slavery and Reconstruction in the Freedmen’s Bureau records.

Discover Your Roots

They include labor contracts, marriage records, and more. Explore the collection and learn how to use these records for your research

Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records

Index and images of employment-related records

Freedmen's Bureau Archives

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Record Group 105), also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau

Policy List with Enslaver and Company

Insurance policies list provide by Cali Dep. of Insurance

Slavery Era Insurance Policies Registry

Slavery-era insurance policies from Genealogy Trails

Documenting United States Colored Troops Veterans

Great guide filled with a ton of resources. Start Here!

Soldiers and Sailors Database - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)

A database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War.

African American Civil War Museum.

US Colored Troop Search

Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops

1861-1866

Military Pension Records

Black Pearls of Genealogy has a great breakdown and resources

Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

Historical African American Newspapers

A guide to African American Newspapers

Newspapers.com Enslaved Database

Newspapers were an important source of information during the period of American slavery, containing advertisements for the buying and selling of enslaved people, notices about escaped slaves, and other relevant information. By searching for keywords related to slavery and enslaved people, you may u

Last Seen: FInding Family After Slavery

It features ads placed by formerly enslaved people seeking to reconnect with loved ones after emancipation

Lost Friends Advertisements from the Southwestern Christian Advocate

The "Lost Friends" database contains over 2,500 ads from the Southwestern Christian Advocate, where individuals sought loved ones lost in slavery.

Freedom on the Move

Rediscovering the Stories of Self-Liberating People

Texas Runaway Project

Database of runaway slave advertisements, articles and notices from newspapers published in Texas

How to Find Death Records

To find a death record, choose the state the death occurred:

Legacy

Great for more modern obituaries

GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011

FamilySearch Hosts a digitized free version of GenealogyBank's Historical Obituaries

Find A Grave

Find a Grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. With millions of names, it is an invaluable tool for genealogist and history buffs.

United States Social Security Death Index 1935-2014

Name index to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration beginning in 1962. Current as of February 28, 2014.

Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007

1936-2007 these records to track the earnings of US workers and determine benefit entitlements.

The Church in the Southern Black Community

Collects autobiographies, biographies, church documents, sermons, histories, encyclopedias, and other published materials.

Slave Birth Records – FamilySearch

How to search the collection, analyze results, and what to do next,

Bible Records Online

A collection of images and transcripts

Virginia Slave Birth Index

1853-1866

Born into SLavery: Slave Narratives 1936-1938

The Library of Congress "Born in Slavery" collection features over 2,300 firsthand accounts and 500 photos from the Federal Writers' Project, documenting American slavery. nto American slavery.

North American Slave Narratives

Currently DocSouth includes sixteen thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs.

People Interviewed in WPA Slave Narrative Volumes

Download a PDF of all people interviewed in the WPA Slave Narratives by name, with state, volume, part, and Project Gutenberg®* file number: People Interviewed in WPA Slave Narrative Volumes The di…

How to use Slave Ship Manifests

When referencing the slave trade we commonly envision domestic purchases and exchanges of plantation owners and traders culminating in the...

Slave Ship Manifests - National Archives Catalog

This article describes images of Coastwise Slave Manifests from Record Group 36, Department of the Treasury. Customs Service. Located in the National Archives Catalog.

SlaveVoyages

Three databases below provide details of 36,000 trans-Atlantic slave voyages, 10,000 intra-American ventures, names and personal information.

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Sundown Town Map

Telling the truth about the past helps cause justice in the present. Achieving justice in the present helps us tell the truth about the past.

Black Mental Health Resources

This Roadmap to Black Mental Health highlights strengths, methods of healing, and challenges faced by those in the Black community in the US.

Sister Song

Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective

Black Mamas Matter

We envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We are a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and just

Jackie Robinson Foundation

Scholarship resource center

Black Girls Code

Empower the next generation of tech leaders with Black Girls Code. Discover our programs that nurture young women of color in STEM, from coding workshops to tech camps. Join us in closing the gender gap in technology.

Official Black Wall Street

Find Anything Black-Owned. Anytime

Medical Heritage Library

Seven centuries of medical History