- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Family Record Chart
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-pga-01821
- Date of Original:
- 1880
- Subject:
- Genealogy--United States
Slaves--Southern States
Farms--Southern States
Agriculture--Southern States
Family--Southern States
African Americans--Southern States
African American men--Southern States
African American women--Southern States
African American children--Southern States
Men--Southern States
Women--Southern States
Children--Southern States
Genealogy--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Families, Black--Southern States - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- chromolithographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This family record chart was marketed to African American families during the 1880s. Because detailed family records were not typically kept for enslaved people prior to the Civil War, conducting genealogical research has often posed a challenge for Black families. This difficulty is depicted by the chart's pictorial representations of life before and after the war.
This image shows a family record chart that was marketed to African American families during the 1880s. Boxes with spaces for entering names of family members and their birth, marriage, and death dates line a central image. This image depicts an African American man, woman, and two small children. Two images across the bottom depict African Americans before and after the Civil War. The image on the left, labeled "Slavery," shows African American slaves working on a farm; the image on the right, labeled "Freedom," depicts an African American family enjoying a picnic. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/genealogy/m-8923/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/genealogy
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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