African American Resources for District of Columbia

United States   District of Columbia    African Americans

Family History Library Resources

 * District of Columbia Health Department: Death records, 1855-1965; indexes, 1855-1949, 1855-1965

Online Resources

 * History of the American Negro, Washington, D. C Edition

Newspapers

 * The Bee - full-text of this African-American D.C. newspaper digitized and hosted online by the Library of Congress. Covers 1882-1884.

Slave Records

 * District of Columbia Manumission Papers, 1857-1863
 * Slave Owner Petitions, Washington, D.C., 1862-1863 ($) - via Ancestry.com
 * Slave Emancipation Records, Washington, D.C., 1851-1863 ($) - via Ancestry.com. Original data source are the Records of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Relating to Slaves, 1851–1863. NARA microfilm publication M433, 3 rolls. Records of the District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.