Roanoke County Register of Free Negroes, 1838-1865
Dublin Core
Title
Roanoke County Register of Free Negroes, 1838-1865
Subject
Genealogy
Description
In 1793, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law requiring that all free Black and multiracial individuals of Black descent in the state of Virginia be registered in a book recording various details about their identity, physical appearance, and free status. These individuals were declared “free” on paper when in fact their lives were surveilled and recorded by white officials, which restricted their mobility, autonomy, and humanity. These register books provide just glimpses of their experiences. This collection contains the registers of Roanoke County from 1838-1865.
Source
Library of Virginia
Date
1838-1865
Collection Items
Roanoke County Register of Free Negroes, 1838-1865
This register includes those individuals who registered as free persons of color in Roanoke County, Virginia from 1838-1865. Two versions are included; one captured from microfilm of the records from the Library of Virginia; the other a…