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The Geography of Hope Black Exodus From the South After Reconstruction
James Haskins

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to the West looking for a better life.

1863-1877, 19th century, Afro-Americans, History, Juvenile literature, Migration, Internal, Race relations, Reconstruction, Southern State, Southern states, United States, West (U.S.)