Jack, Bryan M.,  1969- <br/><br/>
The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters  [electronic resource] / 
 Saint Louis African American community and the Exodusters 
Bryan M. Jack. 
 - Columbia :  University of Missouri Press,  c2007. 
 - xi, 178 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index. 
<br/><br/> "A story of former slaves searching for their own promised land after the Civil War. Fleeing the South, and trying to reach Kansas, many became stranded in St. Louis. Jack tells how the city's African American community provided food, shelter, and funds to help the Exodusters complete their journey"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--History--Missouri--Saint Louis--19th century.<br/>Freedmen--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.<br/>African American pioneers--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.<br/>African Americans--Migrations--History--19th century.<br/>Migration, Internal--History--United States--19th century.<br/>African Americans--History--1877-1964.<br/>Community life--History--Missouri--Saint Louis--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--19th century.<br/>Saint Louis (Mo.)--Social conditions--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F474.S29  / N437 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>977.8/6600496073