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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823657103321

Autore

Jack Bryan M. <1969->

Titolo

The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters / / Bryan M. Jack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8262-6616-9

Edizione

[[Online-ausg.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

977.8/6600496073

Soggetti

African Americans - Missouri - Saint Louis - History - 19th century

Freedmen - West (U.S.) - History - 19th century

African American pioneers - West (U.S.) - History - 19th century

African Americans - Migrations - History - 19th century

Migration, Internal - United States - History - 19th century

African Americans - History - 1877-1964

Community life - Missouri - Saint Louis - History - 19th century

Saint Louis (Mo.) History 19th century

Saint Louis (Mo.) Social conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Escape -- 2. Relief -- 3. Encouraging the Exodus -- 4. The Red Sea -- 5. The Gateway to the West -- 6. Beyond the Exodus -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.