An Introduction
08/07/21 • 1 min
Each week History briefs serves bits of history you may know very little bit about or not at all presented each week in 20 minutes or less. Sometimes dramatic. Sometimes shocking. Sometimes just plain silly. You never know what you're going to get, but you do know it will be brief.
Each week History briefs serves bits of history you may know very little bit about or not at all presented each week in 20 minutes or less. Sometimes dramatic. Sometimes shocking. Sometimes just plain silly. You never know what you're going to get, but you do know it will be brief.
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Nicodemus, Kansas: Symbolizing the Spirit of Ex-Slaves to Find a new Home
Ep: 001 Following the Civil War after the Reconstruction era, many former slaves had grown disillusioned over integration and decided their only hope for freedom was to establish their own communities. In 1879, 15,000 African-American's moved to Kansas within one month based on a rumor the government was giving free land to former slaves.
This is the story of Nicodemus, Kansas, the first all black town West of the Mississippi and the only one remaining. Angela Bates, the founder and executive director of the Nicodemus Historical Society joins me to tell their story.
Nicodemus Kansas Historical Society Website
Nicodemus Kansas Homecoming & Emancipation Celebration Website
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