Early Geography

• What were those who moved to the West called?

  Exodusters
• What is an example of an destination for black Americans which was set up?

  Nicodemus, Kansas
• Who promised a better life for black Americans in the West?

  Benjamin 'Pap' Singleton
• What was urged by some black Americans?

  For black Americans to form their own independent communities in the West
• What did 'Exodusters' believe?

  That the West would prove to be their promised land
• What was spread in Spring 1879?

  The idea that all of Kansas was set aside for former slaves
• How many black Americans moved to Kansas within the next year after 1879?

  15,000
• What was the reality for many Exodusters?

  They found it difficult and those who tried to homestead the land remained poor
• Who were the most successful Exodusters?

  Those who migrated to urban areas like Topeka and found domestic or trade work
• What were the issues with Kansas?

  Many whites resented their presence and the efforts of local governments to provide relief for new arrivals often failed
• What did Exodusters found?

  Several black communities
• What is the early period of migration called?

  The Slow Drift North
• How many Black Americans had left the South by 1910?

  500,000
• How many black Americans remained in the South by 1910?

  6 million
• How many black Mississippians left to go to Kansas?

  20,000
• Who was an important figure who moved North in the 1890s?

  Ida B Wells moved to Chicago
• How many black Americans lived in the South prior to the Civil War?

  4 million/23 million