The best clues to tear down the “brick wall” research are found in thenameson the ads by the slave owners. Their imprints are often with first and surnames and identities of their family members who would benefit from the sale. The ad below that was posted in the Savannah, Georgia news...
Some states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, ...
like California, do not allow requests from a third party, such as an employer. Other states, such as Georgia, allow an employer to get the criminal record of another person with the signed consent of the person whose records are requested. ...