Records of Black Americans are generally hard to research because the records for slaves are pretty much non-existent. There are 17 states that do have narratives by actual slaves from years ago. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
These biography's contain so much history that they should be read by every American. This free website is both interesting and informational.
Check out the Library of Congress Born in Slavery Website. These slave narratives were part of the Federal Writers Project from 1936-1939. You can browse by state or narrator, there are also photos by subject.
Check it out at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/
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