The First Migrants explores the narrative histories of Black homesteaders in the Great Plains and the larger themes that characterize their shared experiences.
The First Migrants explores the narrative histories of Black homesteaders in the Great Plains and the larger themes that characterize their shared experiences.
Richard Edwards is director emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History (Nebraska, 2017) and Natives of a Dry Place: Stories of Dakota before the Oil Boom. Jacob K. Friefeld is a historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. He is coauthor of Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History (Nebraska, 2017). Angela Bates is the executive director of the Nicodemus Historical Society and a descendant of the original homesteaders of Nicodemus, Kansas. She has served on the Kansas Historical Foundation board of directors and is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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List of Illustrations Preface by Angela Bates Acknowledgments Note on Terminology 1. Land! 2. Push and Pull 3. A New Start at Nicodemus 4. Nicodemus Flourishes 5. Henry and Mary Burden’s Flight to Freedom 6. Homesteading Alone 7. DeWitty and the Sandhills 8. The Speese Family Odyssey 9. Opportunity in Sully County 10. Tragedy and Failure at Empire 11. Oscar Micheaux, "The Homesteader" 12. Sand and Success at Dearfield 13. Struggles in the Desert at Blackdom 14. Black Homesteaders and the Great Migration 15. Gen H’s Legacy Epilogue: Where Are the Black Farmers? Appendix: Black Homesteaders and White Racism Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface by Angela Bates Acknowledgments Note on Terminology 1. Land! 2. Push and Pull 3. A New Start at Nicodemus 4. Nicodemus Flourishes 5. Henry and Mary Burden’s Flight to Freedom 6. Homesteading Alone 7. DeWitty and the Sandhills 8. The Speese Family Odyssey 9. Opportunity in Sully County 10. Tragedy and Failure at Empire 11. Oscar Micheaux, "The Homesteader" 12. Sand and Success at Dearfield 13. Struggles in the Desert at Blackdom 14. Black Homesteaders and the Great Migration 15. Gen H’s Legacy Epilogue: Where Are the Black Farmers? Appendix: Black Homesteaders and White Racism Notes Bibliography Index
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