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American West
section 3-1876-1895
Exoduster movement
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4
million
slaves
were
set
free
in the
south
at the
end
of the
Civil
War
the
settlers
from the
south
treated
the
former
slaves
violently
and wouldn't
sell
the
land
black
people
left
the
south
to be
homesteaders
-
new
life
away
from
former
slave
owners
Kansas
- Ben Singleton - their was a
rumour
that
Kansas
was just for
ex-slaves
in 1879 (
false
)
by
1879
40000
ex
slaves
had
moved
to the
plains
labelled
the
Exodusters
as the
journey
was
dry
and
dusty
consequence
of the
Exodusters
- mass
migration
to the
west
-
43107
people,
covering
81km2