The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters / Bryan M. Jack
Object Details
- Author
- Jack, Bryan M. 1969-
- ANAC copy 39088014658553 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
- Contents
- Escape -- Relief -- Encouraging the Exodus -- The Red Sea -- The gateway to the West -- Beyond the Exodus
- Summary
- "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.
- 2007
- C2007
- 19th century
- 1877-1964
- Type
- Books
- Physical description
- xi, 178 p. : ill ; 24 cm
- Place
- Missouri
- Saint Louis
- West (U.S.)
- United States
- Saint Louis (Mo.)
- Title
- Saint Louis African American community and the Exodusters
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- African Americans--History
- Freed persons--History
- African American pioneers--History
- African Americans--Migrations--History
- Migration, Internal--History
- Community life--History
- History
- Social conditions
- Record ID
- siris_sil_921264
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0