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The exodus of thousands of Blacks from the South is addressed in a Harper’s Weekly article refuting claims that Southern Blacks were almost equal to whites in regard to education, wages, and civil rights.
1879 (Apr 26)
An article in Harper's Weekly attempted to explain the migration of thousands of Blacks from the South - Mississippi, and Louisiana in particular - to Kansas. The article refuted other claims that Southern Blacks were not far behind whites with regard to education, wages, and civil rights: "If the colored people felt sure of fair wages and fair play at the polls in Mississippi, they would certainly not go by hundreds to Kansas. Agents and knaves and demagogues may have promised mules and forty acres and a charming climate, but they would have been vain allurements against fair play at home."
References:
- • Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of African-American History: Significant Events and People from 1619 to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.