BlackProGen LIVE!: Episode 130 - The Exodusters 

In 1879, at least 40,000 Black people left states along the Mississippi River for Kansas in search of better opportunity following the Civil War. Others traveled as far as Utah or Colorado, with some stopping in St. Louis. Learn the history of the Exodus of 1879, the multitude of states involved, relief organizations records created, and the impact on African American genealogy and family history.
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