The First Migrants

How Black Homesteaders' Quest for Land and Freedom Heralded America's Great Migration

Description

The First Migrants recounts the largely unknown story of Black people who migrated from the South to the Great Plains between 1877 and 1920 in search of land and freedom. They exercised their rights under the Homestead Act to gain title to 650,000 acres, settling in all of the Great Plains states.
Free shipping from
€ 19,95 within The Netherlands
Writer
Edwards, Richard, Friefeld, Jacob K.
Title
The First Migrants
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Year
2023
Language
English
Pages
508
EAN
9781496230843
Binding format
Hardback

You will always receive the last edition from us!


Categories

Boekstra