RLP 122: African American Research Part 2

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about researching African American ancestors in United States federal records using land and military records. We discuss laws that impacted free black people and freedmen in the reconstruction era. Many records were created because of the Homestead Act of 1862 and Southern Homestead Act of 1866. We go over a brief history of African American involvement in wars beginning with the Revolutionary War up until the Vietnam War, and conclude with a strategy for finding military records for ancestors. </span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://familylocket.com/researching-african-american-ancestors-in-government-documents-part-2-land-and-military-records/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Researching African American Ancestors in Government Documents Part 2 : Land and Military Records</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1880enumerator-instructions.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">1880 Census Enumerator Instructions</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Homestead_Act_of_1866"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 1866 Southern Homestead Act</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- $5 for 80 acres at Wikipedia</span></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus,_Kansas"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nicodemus, Kansas</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- Wikipedia Article</span></p> <p><a href= "https://familylocket.com/back-to-the-basics-with-land-records-part-1/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Back to the Basics with Land Records: Part 1</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">: why search land records, the difference between state and federal land states, and how land is measured in both.</span></p> <p><a href= "https://familylocket.com/back-to-the-basics-with-land-records-part-3-land-grants-patents/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Back to the Basics with Land Records: Part 3 – Land Grants & Patents</span></a> <span style= "font-weig