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The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters
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"A story of former slaves searching for their own promised land after the Civil War. Fleeing the South, and trying to reach Kansas, many became stranded in St. Louis. Jack tells how the city's Afri...
"A story of former slaves searching for their own promised land after the Civil War. Fleeing the South, and trying to reach Kansas, many became stranded in St. Louis. Jack tells how the city's African American community provided food, shelter, and funds to help the Exodusters complete their journey"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Bryan M. Jack
- Format
- Computer file; Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- xi, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780826266163, 9780826222374, 9780826217721, 0826222374, 0826266169, 0826217729
- OCLC
- ocn320323798, ocn176860695, on1273306769
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.
Subjects
- African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 19th century.
- Freed persons -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
- African American pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
- African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 19th century.
- Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964.
- Community life -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 19th century.
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.