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African Americans In North Dakota 1800-1940, Stephanie Abbot Roper
African Americans In North Dakota 1800-1940, Stephanie Abbot Roper
Theses and Dissertations
African Americans were present throughout the duration of white settlement and have been involved in every stage of North Dakota's history from 1800 to 1940. However, historians generally have neglected the existence of black people in North Dakota's past. This study examined the participation by African Americans in North Dakota's social and economic history from 1800 to 1940. Further, the author explored the motivations for African Americans entering and settling in the state and the reasons why only slightly over two hundred black residents remained in 1940.
Chapter II centered on the movement of former slaves out of the "Black …