African Americans in Missouri
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African Americans were enslaved in the state.[1] Some of Missouri’s black slaves purchased their own freedom.[2] 699,840 blacks live in Missouri.[3] On January 11, 1865, slavery was abolished in the state.[4] The Fifteenth Amendment in the year 1870 had given African American black men the rights to vote.[5]
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- ^ "Missouri Digital Heritage: Timeline of Missouri's African American History". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "African Americans". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Total black population 2020 oa.mo.gov [dead link]
- ^ Greene, L.J.; Kremer, G.R.; Holland, A.F. (1993). Missouri's Black Heritage. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-0904-7.
- ^ "Progress Among Prejudice Introduction". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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