Geography Of Hope:Black Exodus

By James Haskins

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), African Americans, United states, history, 19th century, Southern states, race relations, Migration, Internal, African americans, southern states, Migrations, Internal Migration, History, Migration, internal, Race relations, United states, history, juvenile literature, African americans, west (u.s.)

Description: Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to the West looking for a better life.