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What Were The Effects Of The Exodus Of African Americans

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After the Civil War, the African Americans were living very uncomfortably because they were still being treated cruel and unfair. They had no money, no education, and they just felt out of place. This made then want to migrate toward the West were they could be free. Not only were they wanting to leave, but with the help of the Homestead Act, they were able to get their land free. It said that 160 acres of land will be provided to anyone who lives on the plot and farms it for 5 years. During this settlement to the West, the African Americans initiated one of the most dramatic episodes of movement called the Exodus. This movement was caused because of how unfair the African Americans were treated. The “Exodusters” were seeking to escape the
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