An excerpt from the Second Report of the Kansas Freedmen’s Relief Association, 1880.

Kansas Governor John St. John established the Kansas Freedmen’s Relief Association in 1879 to help support the Exodusters once they arrived in Kansas. Upon arriving in eastern Kansas by steamboat, Exodusters often needed to travel further west to claim land or join settlements. The Kansas Freedmen’s Relief Association was based in Topeka and helped settle Exodusters in Topeka and elsewhere in the state through local branches.

Citation Information
Excerpt from “Second Report (semi-annual) of the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/083ca808a3dcf47924c553d89ccc3da3.
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Courtesy of Wells College via South Central Regional Library Council and Empire State Digital Network.

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