The Exodusters: A Journey to Freedom

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]What would drive thousands to leave everything behind and venture into the unknown?

[00:00:05]In the late 1870s, following [music] the end of the Civil War, nearly 40,000 African-Americans, known as Exodusters, made a daring trek from the oppressive South to the open plains of Kansas.

[00:00:18]Inspired by the promise of land and liberty, these pioneers faced harsh conditions, uncertain futures, and hostility. Yet, they forged thriving communities, building schools and churches, laying the groundwork for generations.

[00:00:32]The Exodusters' courage forever changed the [music] landscape of the American Midwest.