Exodus to Kansas The Exoduster Movement

Damani Davis examines Federal records relating to the "Kansas Exodus" (the Exoduster movement), which was the first instance of voluntary, mass migration among African Americans. This mass exodus was significant enough to generate considerable attention throughout the nation and resulted in a major Senate investigation.

Know Your Records lectures are held weekly on Tuesdays in room G-24 at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and Thursdays in Lecture Room B at the College Park building. Learn more about the Know Your Records program at http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records or via e-mail at inquire@nara.gov.

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