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The Exodusters in Kansas

Was the Trip to Kansas Worth It?

Keith Rains

 Use the Web Resources provided to locate the answers to these questions.

1.    List two prominent African-American settlements started by the Exodusters in Kansas.

2.    What economic opportunities were available in Kansas?

3.    What were the hardships the Exodusters faced when they got to Kansas?

4.    Why was it possible for the Exodusters to find disappointment in Kansas?

5.    What is the link between the Exodusters and Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Ks. 1954?

The Big Question:

With all the Hardships,

Was the Trip to Kansas Worth it for the Exodsters?

 Considering all of the hardships faced by the Exodusters, do you think that making a trip to Kansas was worth their time, money and effort?  Support your answer.

Web Resources

The Exodusters: Hardships [photos]
http://www.womenofthewest.org/exhibits/sod/daily.html

The Exodusters: Link to Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas
http://detnews.com/blkhist/9602/05/1-5/15.html

The Exodusters: Nicodemus, Kansas
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam010.html

The Exodusters: Other Kansas Colonies
http://www.soulofamerica.com/towns/kstowns.html

The Exodusters: St. Louis
http://stlouis.missouri.org/government/heritage/history/afriamer.htm

The Exodusters: The Trip [photos]
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/boat.jpg
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/exodust.jpg

The Exodusters: Why Kansas?
http://www.umsl.edu/~mga/exodust.htm

The Exodusters: Wyandotte County
http://kck.kancrn.org/immigration/dissertation97.htm

Ho for Kansas [flyer]
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/hofokan.jpg