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Landscape of Liberation - The African American Geography of Civil War Tennessee

An interactive map showing the landscape of emancipation as it unfolded from 1861 to 1865. Every point on the map is linked to primary documents and images that tell the story of people, places, and events.

Let It Be Known Project - Illuminating the Pre-Emancipation Records of the Lower Cape Fear Region

An online database of public documents relating to enslaved persons in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Duplin, Bladen, Columbus, Sampson and Onslow Counties. The collection thus far includes deeds, wills, and newspapers.

Louisiana African American Archives

Resources for African Americans researchers with an interest Louisiana.

Low Country Africana

Dedicated to records that document the family and cultural heritage of African Americans in the historic rice-growing areas of South Carolina, Georgia and extreme northeastern Florida, an area that scholars and preservationists have identified as a distinct culture area.

Missouri's African American History

Monroe County, WV African-American Research

West Virginia.

Negro Settlers of Michigan

Original Negro settlers of Montcalm, Isabella, and Mecosta - Central Michigan.

Official FLGenWeb Arican-American Roots Project

Ohio History Connection - African Americans in Ohio

People of Color in Old Tennessee

Poplar Hill on His Lordship's Kindness

Clinton, Maryland. Museum and historic residence.

Profiles of African Americans in Tennessee

From the Library at Tennessee State University.

Riversider: Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives. The Untold Story

African American History, Riverside, California.

Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940

Harlem: 1900-1940 was originally published in 1991 by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library. This web site version is based in part on the 1991 publication.

Slave Deeds Database Files - New Hanover County Slave Deeds - LibGuides at Cape Fear Community College

Results of a Cape Fear Community College project to document pre-Civil War slave records in New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Tennessee African American Griots

This site is dedicated to preserving Tennessee African American Genealogy and History.

The African

Short discussion of the Legend (now PROVEN) of EBO LANDING, St. Simons Island, Georgia where many Ebo Slaves (from Nigeria) drowned in early 19th. Century. Entered here because of this line: Researchers have found that a substantial number of African Americans in southern States are Igbo descendents. Most Haitians and many citizens of the West Indies are also Igbo. It’s hoped that in the future DNA science will be able to identify Igbo genes for those who need such verification.

The Geography of Slavery in Virginia

Digital collection of advertisements for runaway slaves, captured slaves & servants in 18th- & 19th-century Virginia newspapers. Over 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and indentured servants from newspapers in Virginia & Maryland from 1736-1803. Keyword searchable database.

The History Guy: Slave Rebellions and Uprisings in the U.S.

They Had Names - African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Many pre-Emancipation records naming African Americans in Liberty County exist, but the summaries available online often omit their names. This site is dedicated to filling that gap in the public record.