African American Exodusters En Route to Kansas (1879)
Tens of thousands of African Americans escaped the harsh economic difficulties and racist systems of the Reconstruction South between the late 1870s and early 1880s. Referencing the book of Exodus in the Old Testament, these migrants called themselves “Exodusters.†Many migrated to Kansas, a state that offered land at low costs based on the Homestead Act of 1862. This 1879 illustration depicts four scenes of “Great Exodus†migration experiences as African American families moved west from St. Louis to Kansas.
Source | Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/exodusters-african-american-migration-to-the-great-plains/sources/1666
Item Type | Newspaper/Magazine
Cite This document | “African American Exodusters En Route to Kansas (1879) ,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed April 28, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/3142.
Item Type | Newspaper/Magazine
Cite This document | “African American Exodusters En Route to Kansas (1879) ,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed April 28, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/3142.
