United States History Student Edition

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Kansas and the Exodusters Thousands of African Americans left the South during Reconstruction. Called “Exodusters,” many of these migrants went to Kansas in the late 1870s with the hope of owning and farming their own land. Soon, a number of African American communities were established in Kansas.

PRIMARY SOURCE: BROADSIDE

EXAMINE THE SOURCE 1. Inferring How might the bold heading of the broadside have captured the attention of freed people? 2. Explaining According to the broadside, how was the colony going to be organized?

Kansas State Historical Society

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