The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters [electronic resource] / Bryan M. Jack.
By: Jack, Bryan M
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Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007Description: xi, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Other title: Saint Louis African American community and the Exodusters.Subject(s): African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 19th century | Freedmen -- 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 centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 977.8/6600496073 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index.
"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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.