Kansas Exodus (jan 1, 1879 – jan 1, 1881)

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A mass migration of blacks from the South to Kansas, seeking economic opportunity, political equality, access to education, and freedom from violence. The name comes from the Book of Exodus in the Bible, which describes the mass emigration of Jews from Egypt where they were enslaved to the Promised Land. Within two years, 40,000 to 60,000 blacks left for the state. Those who supported the exodus painted Kansas as idyllic as the Promised Land of the Biblical Jews. However, blacks were frequently only hired for menial work in the cities, and even then emplyers preferred to have white migrants work instead. Nevertheless, the migrants preferred it to the South and most remained.

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