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The Senate select committee charged with investigating the causes of the Exodus included this list of sworn affidavits in their report. The affidavits are given by ten black men and one black woman who outlined their treatment while living in Louisiana. Each affidavit includes their full name and parish (county) of residence. Although this source does not directly refer to Kansas, many Exodusters who came to Kansas during the post-Civil War period came from Louisiana.
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Negro Exodus
Date: 1880
Although this source does not deal with Kansas directly, these affidavits clearly illustrate the discrimination blacks faced while living in the South. This would be most useful within a discussion about how Jim Crow laws played a major role in spawning the Exodus.
KS:7th:3.5:Exodusters (2005)
Item Number: 210650
Call Number: 973.8 Un3 Senate Report 693, v. 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210650
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Exodusters (Indicator 5) - Jim Crow laws in the South
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Exodusters (Indicator 5) - Reasons behind emigration
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
People - African Americans - Discrimination
Places - Other States - Louisiana
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Reports
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210650