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Lowcountry Africana is one of the most important free destination sites for researching African American ancestors in coastal South Carolina and surrounding areas. Unlike general genealogy databases, this site brings together multiple record types, databases, and contextual resources specifically designed to support lineage reconstruction where traditional records are sparse or missing.
For genealogists, Lowcountry Africana is especially valuable for:
- identifying enslaved and free African Americans
- linking families across slavery and emancipation
- researching plantations and enslavers
- locating post-Civil War records
- understanding Lowcountry migration patterns
This site is record-centric, not just historical narrative.
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