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The first migrants, how black homesteaders' quest for land and freedom heralded America's Great Migration, Richard Edwards and Jacob K Friefeld

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The first migrants, how black homesteaders' quest for land and freedom heralded America's Great Migration, Richard Edwards and Jacob K Friefeld

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsplatesportraitsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first migrants

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1346948636

Responsibility statement

Richard Edwards and Jacob K Friefeld

Sub title

how black homesteaders' quest for land and freedom heralded America's Great Migration

Summary

"The First Migrants explores the narrative histories of Black homesteaders in the Great Plains and the larger themes which characterize their shared experiences"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Land! -- Push and Pull -- A new start at Nicodemus -- Nicodemus flourishes -- Henry and Mary Burden's flight to freedom -- Homesteading alone -- DeWitty and the Sandhills -- The Speese Family odyssey -- Opportunity in Sully County -- Tragedy and failure at Empire -- Oscar Micheaux, a/k/a "The Homesteader" -- Sand and success at Dearfield -- Struggles in the desert at Blackdom -- Black homesteaders and the Great Migration -- Gen H's legacy -- Epilogue: Where Are the black farmers? -- Appendix: Black homesteaders and white racism

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How black homesteaders' quest for land and freedom heralded America's Great Migration

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