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The wave of migration across the U.S. in the mid-1800's included people looking to live in open spaces, with land to grow crops and the opportunity to have a better life. After the Civil War, that included freed slaves and their families. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one Kansas town that was e...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : NewsHour Productions LLC, 2022.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
African American farmers > Kansas > Nicodemus > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Kansas > Nicodemus > Social conditions > 19th century.
Farm life > Kansas > Nicodemus > History > 19th century.
Nicodemus (Kan.) > History > 19th century.
Nicodemus (Kan.) > Rural conditions > History > 19th century.
African American farmers > Social conditions
African Americans > Social conditions
Farm life
Rural conditions
Kansas > Nicodemus
1800-1899
History
Television news programs
Television news programs.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The wave of migration across the U.S. in the mid-1800's included people looking to live in open spaces, with land to grow crops and the opportunity to have a better life. After the Civil War, that included freed slaves and their families. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one Kansas town that was established as a result as part of our Black History Month coverage and ongoing series, "Race Matters."
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 15, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 minutes)
Playing Time:00:04:32