Exoduster Century booklets
Overview
The Exoduster Century collection consists of two booklets released in 1980 about the history of formerly enslaved people migrating to Kansas. The pamphlets were produced in conjunction with "Black Exoduster Week" celebrated by the state of Kansas in 1979. "The Exoduster Century 1879-1979" booklet was produced by Barbara J. Sabol, secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging. "The Thompson Family written by Forestine Thompson Blount for The Exoduster Century" provides a history of her family, recognized as "trailblazers of Kansas" by Governor John Carlin.
Dates
- Creation: 1980
Creator
- Blount, Forestine Thompson (Author, Person)
- Sabol, Barbara J. (Publisher, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Full Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P1009
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Forestine Blount [from Dandridge office], 2025.
- Title
- Guide to the Exoduster Century booklets
- Subtitle
- Exoduster Century booklets
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by eje. Finding aid encoded by eje.
- Date
- 2025-07-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/1039578189
- Preferred citation
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The Exoduster Century booklets, RH MS P1009, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository