TY - BOOK AU - Jack,Bryan M. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters AV - F474.S29 N437 2007eb U1 - 977.8/6600496073 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Columbia PB - University of Missouri Press KW - African Americans KW - Missouri KW - Saint Louis KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Freedmen KW - West (U.S.) KW - African American pioneers KW - Migrations KW - Migration, Internal KW - United States KW - 1877-1964 KW - Community life KW - Saint Louis (Mo.) KW - Social conditions KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "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 UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10237196 ER -