Exodusters
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Exodusters was a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late 19th century, as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879. It was th
Refugees on a levee in Mississippi, April 17, 1897
"Ho For Kansas!" Copyprint handbill
Nicodemus, Kansas
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Nicodemus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Graham County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14. The community was founded in 1877 and is nam
Exodusters
…followed, blacks bought more than 20,000 acres (81 km2) of land in Kansas. The only surviving Exoduster settlements established during the period is Nicodemus, Kansas, which was founded in 1877. The impact of the Exoduster migration on subsequent white treatment of African Americans was mixed. On the one hand, the…
Nicodemus Township Hall (2006)
NICO First Baptist Church
Nicodemus National Historic Site NICODE-1