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In Motion: African American Migration Experience: Western Migration: To Kansas WebsiteIn Motion: African American Migration Experience: Western Migration: To Kansas Website
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New York Public Library
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9th - 10th
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In Motion: African American Migration Experience: Western Migration: To Kansas

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From the extensive site about African-American migrations, this part of the site focuses on Exodusters and African-Americans who moved to Kansas after the Civil War. Read first-person accounts and see photographs of these hardy homesteaders.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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