The Martin Cemetery in Stafford County, Kansas holds the remains of "Exodusters" who migrated to the area in the years after the Civil War ended. Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold ...

An event Saturday will honor the historical significance of the African-Americans known as Exodusters who came in the late 1800s to Kansas, with many staying for a time on what are now the grounds of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Black American Blueprint Collective hosted its first Exodusters Walk/Run and plaque unveiling. The walk/run took place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the grounds of the Stormont ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A retired Topeka educator is sharing her musical talents to help bring awareness and support to an important piece of black history in Kansas. ‘The Dunlap Exodusters - Songs of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Exodusters was a name given to ...

Shortly after the Civil War, a stream of freed slaves journeyed to Kansas, believing and inspired by the stories of John Brown and his legacy in this state, equal social and economic opportunity. Men ...

ANAC copy 39088014658553 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "A story of former slaves searching for their own promised land after the Civil War. Fleeing the South, and trying to ...