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Get all free genealogy resources for your state, organized and ready to use — The Research Library
The Digital Library on American Slavery (DLAS) provides free access to legal and legislative records related to slavery, primarily from Southern states. Unlike narrative history sites, DLAS focuses on documents that name people—both enslaved individuals and enslavers.
For genealogists, this site is valuable for:
- identifying enslaved individuals by name
- connecting enslaved people to enslavers
- locating court cases involving slavery
- documenting slave sales, disputes, and compensation
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