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The records survive. This is where they are.

A searchable library of African American genealogy resources, organized by state and by the research journey. Every entry verified and annotated with what it can actually help you prove.

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Alabama: search the records

Family standing together before their cabin
Farmer standing in his cotton field at dusk
Congregation gathering outside a country church

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  • True family reconstructions, built from the sources in this library.
  • The proof, shown in public, that Black family history does not end at 1870.
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