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"Ho for Kansas" Advertising Flyer, March 18, 1878

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"Ho for Kansas" Advertising Flyer, March 18, 1878
Courtesy of Kansas Historical Society, Singleton, Benjamin, "Ho for Kansas!," 18 March 1878

Description

This is a flyer advertising land available in Kansas for African Americans leaving the south and traveling to the southwest as a part of the Real Estate and Homestead Association in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1878.

Transcript of "How for Kansas!"

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What did this flyer advertise to African Americans?
  • Why would land ownership be important for African Americans? Why would Benjamin "Pap" Singleton provide transportation during this expedition?
  • Would a flyer such as this one give hope, fear or both to African Americans wanting to flee the southern states? Cite evidence from the source.

Citation Information 

Singleton, Benjamin, "Ho for Kansas!," 18 March 1878. Courtesy of Kansas Historical Society