Kinpeople

Kinpeople, a genealogy site dedicated to tracing Georgia slave and free people of color ancestors. Created by Suzanne Pearson, researcher and genealogist.

[Kinpeople @kinpeople]

Houses one of the largest and best genealogy collections in the state.

[mgrlibraries @MGRLibraries]

Discover #genealogy resources throughout the state of Georgia from @georgialibs at https://t.co/PH0G9Q2Zf1 and download your PDF copy of Georgia's Treasures!

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What nation(s) in the history of mankind have set about 4 million slaves free with nothing?

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What percentage of former slaves took the surname of their last slave holder?

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@DababyBlue The only prerequisite to being a slave was to be a person of color. Take a look at the "slave codes" and you will better understand how a people with weapons and controllers of the law could enslave people of color. I don't think any human being ever wanted to be enslaved.

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@hottrodd187 @da13thsun @13thbeings There is so much of our history that we do not know. People of color were in America thousands of years before 1619. There is scientific evidence.

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@LaReinaCreole If your 3rd GGF Charles Allen appeared in the census prior to 1870 (1860, 1850) and was classified as a mulatto, he was probably a free person of color. To learn more visit https://t.co/fXu302bnrO. Need more help, email me.

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Over 3000 men of color from Georgia served with the United States Colored Troops. Others served with the Confederacy. (https://t.co/9Hhe7ONkok)

[African American Civil War Soldiers @transcribe_usct]

And we're back! Today we launch our next round of soldiers. This round we will be transcribing soldiers who enlisted in Georgia and Alabama. If you'd like to help transcribe go to https://t.co/UzZvPOjF51 and get started!

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@rothmanistan Most Black Americans are descended from slaves of the domestic trade rather than those of African birth.

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Excellent article on how to research Civil War service of an ancestor of color.

[IAAM CFH @IAAMCFH]

Did your ancestor serve in the United States Colored Troops? Here's how to check https://t.co/QZXKWNgP91

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Does your slave or free person of color ancestor(s) claim Native American heritage? If yes, please tweet the name of the tribe.

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Former slaves from a plantation in central Georgia owned by John A. Evans took at least 9 different surnames.
https://t.co/XicdXLVGlM