Title: The St. Louis African American Community and the Exodusters
Description: "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.
Subjects: Freedmen, Internal Migration, Community life, Migrations, Social conditions, African Americans, African American pioneers, History, African americans, civil rights, African americans, missouri, saint louis, Civil rights movements, united states, African americans, social conditions, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Middle west, history, Freed persons