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"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.

African Americans --- Freedmen --- African American pioneers --- Migration, Internal --- Community life --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Human ecology --- Internal migration --- Mobility --- Population geography --- Internal migrants --- Afro-Americans --- Black Americans --- Colored people (United States) --- Negroes --- Africans --- Ethnology --- Blacks --- Afro-American pioneers --- Pioneers, African American --- Pioneers --- Ex-slaves --- Freed slaves --- Slaves --- History --- Migrations --- Saint Louis (Mo.) --- St. Louis (Mo.) --- St. Louis --- City of St. Louis (Mo.) --- Sent-Lüis (Mo.) --- Горад Сент-Луіс (Mo.) --- Horad Sent-Luis (Mo.) --- Сэнт-Луіс (Mo.) --- Сейнт Луис (Mo.) --- Seĭnt Luis (Mo.) --- San Luis (Mo.) --- San Luis de Iluenses (Mo.) --- Ciudad de San Luis (Mo.) --- Sankta Luiso (Mo.) --- סנט לואיס (Mo.) --- Sanṭ Luʼis (Mo.) --- Urbs Sancti Ludovici (Mo.) --- Sancti Ludovici (Mo.) --- Sentluisa (Mo.) --- Sent Luisas (Mo.) --- Сент Луис (Mo.) --- セントルイス (Mo.) --- Sentoruisu (Mo.) --- São Luís (Mo.) --- Сент-Луїс (Mo.) --- Sent Loisos (Mo.) --- 圣路易斯 (Mo.) --- Shengluyisi (Mo.) --- Sheng lu yi si (Mo.) --- Sheng Luyisi (Mo.) --- City of Saint Louis (Mo.) --- Lacledes Village (Mo.) --- Mound City (Mo.) --- Pain Court (Mo.) --- Pancore (Mo.) --- Saint Lewis (Mo.) --- Saint Louis City (Mo.) --- Rome of the West (Mo.) --- STL (Mo.) --- Gateway to the West (Mo.) --- Social conditions