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What records about the Black Experience can be found at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 (NARA) in History?

There are a great deal of records at the Archives where you can find primary source information from different time periods in American History where African Americans played major and significant roles, including:

  • American Slavery
  • the Civil War
  • Reconstruction
  • Great Depression
  • New Deal
  • Interwar Years
  • Cold War

This section of the Black History Guide is broken up chronologically by key historic time periods and guides users to records at NARA that relate to African Americans. Choose a time period to get started:

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Slavery
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 听 African American Civil War Soldier, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier 849136


The Civil War
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Reconstruction
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Great Depression & New Deal
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 听 African Americans serving white people on a train car, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier 1633447


Interwar Years
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 听 Children looking at Civil Defense exhibit, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier 6234458


Cold War
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Featured Documents

Below are commonly requested and researched documents from American History relating to the Black Experience:

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Constitution of the United States, 9/17/1787 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier 16617751

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  1. Can I trace my ancestors back through slavery at the Archives?

    Possibly! NARA retains the records of the Census Bureau (Record Group 29). The first census was taken in 1790, and basic population statistics have been recorded ever since, inclusive of enslaved and freed people.
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