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Welcome to Georgia African American Griots!!!

Surrounding States - Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, No. Carolina and So. Carolina

 

This site is dedicated to all of those in pursuit of their African American ancestry in the state of Georgia. We are a central depository of African American records of historical proportion. Our records include Family records, cemetery records, deeds, wills and more which span the state of Georgia.  We are a free genealogical research site and open to researchers of all walks of life. Data is organized by County except special collections such as the Surname Registry which can be found on its own page.  Data that includes multiple counties can be found on the Georgia Data Page. Anyone wishing to submit data, please contact us

 

 

 

State Flower:

Cherokee Rose

 

State Capital: Atlanta

Industries
Textiles, Timber, Cotton, Corn, Peanuts, Soybeans,  Poultry

Major Rivers
Chattahoochee, Savannah, Suwannee

 

Nickname "The Peach State"
 

State Motto
"Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
 

State Song
"Georgia on My Mind"

by Ray Charles

 

State Bird:

Brown Thrasher

County List

 

  • State Records

    • Records of the Field Offices for the State of Georgia 

  • Military

    • Draft Registrations

  • Counties

    • Formation of Counties

  • Miscellaneous

    • Willie Lynch Letter

  • Freedman Savings & Trust

    • Signatures & Introduction of Collection

  • Submit Georgia Resources & Data

 

Visit Us at:

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Kentucky African American Griots

  •  Famous Georgians

    • Willie Gary - Attorney

    • Herman J. Russell Sr. - Entrepreneur

    • Susie King Taylor - Slave, Prominent Writer

    • Austin Dabney Slave and only African American to be granted land in the lottery

    • Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis - Actor. Director and Producer

    • Janet Harmon Flagg

    • Eugene J. Bullard - world's first black combat aviator

    • Chevene Bowers King aka C. B. King - Prominent Attorney

    • Henry McNeal Turner - Bishop in the African American Episcopal Church

    • Ambassador Andrew Young - Minister, Ambassador, Politician, Civil Rights Leader

    • Wm. Edward Burghardt DuBois aka W. E. B. DuBois 

    • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights Leader

    • Frank Yerby - Prominent Writer

    • David Satcher -Surgeon General & Assistant Secretary for Health

    • Alonzo Franklin Herndon Founder and President of Atlanta Life Insurance Co.

  • Freedmen

    • Freedmen's Education during Reconstruction

  • Sites Worth Visiting

    • GAGenWeb Project

    • USF Africana Heritage Project

    • Access Genealogy

    • Library of Congress African American Family Histories

  • State Resources

    • Georgia County Creations

    • Georgia Archives

    • Georgia County Facts and Information

    • Georgia Public Health - Vital Records

    • Georgia Native Indian Tribes

    • The New Georgia Encyclopedia

    • Georgia Laws Relating to Slaves, Nominal Slaves and Free Persons of Color

  • Organizations

    • Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

    • Georgia Societies and Archives

  • Slavery in Georgia

    • Slave Manumissions 1799 - 1856

    • Georgia Laws Relating to Slaves, Nominal Slaves and Free Persons of Color

This site is dependant upon researcher's generous contributions This website is free and shall remain free.  All records, original documents, photos, sources and research notes, etc., remain the property of the submitter and will not be sold.  They may not be reproduced in any form or placed on any other website without written consent from the original contributor. If you have any suggestions, questions, comments, or files you would like to contribute please contact us.

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