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Mexico Declaring Independence
Mexico declared their independence from Spain. They abolished slavery and granted full citizenship to all people no matter the color. Many African Americans came here. -
Third Annual Convention for the Improvement of the Free People of Color
The Third Annual Convention for the Improvement of the Free People of Color considered the colonization of West Africa. They agreed that migrating to Mexican Texas was the best idea. -
Arriving in San Francisco
Milfflin W. Gibbs arrived in San Francisco from Philadelphia with only sixty cents. He later opened a shoe store with a patner that was highly successful. -
Gold Rush of California
Pikes Peak Gold Rush in California started the massive migration of African Americans to California. -
Barney Ford
Barney Ford was the first to settle in Denver. he came from Virginia in 1860 and started a hotel called the Inter-Ocean Hotel in 1874. -
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 was for Kansas and other western states. It allowed people from all races and genders to pay a small filing fee and recieve 160 acres from the federal government. -
Oklahoma
Oklahoma became a very popular place for African American migration. It was created in 1866 from the western half of the Indian Territory that was originally for the settlement of Native Americans. -
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton escaped enslavement many times and was able to reach Canada. While in Nashville, he distributed a circular called The Advantage of Living in a Free State to help more people move to Kansas. At least ten thousand African Americans moved to Kansas after that. -
Nicodemus
In 1877 the town of Nicodemus was founded by a white developer and six prospective black homesteads from the south. Its location was on the frontier of Kansas. -
African Americans and Indian Territory
African Americans from Arkansas and Tennessee migrated to Indian Territory and became farmers. They weren't able to own the land until 1889. -
Langston City
Edwin P. McCabe and his wife Sarah founded the all-black community of Langston City. In 1891 two hundred people lived in Langston City which lardely depended on the homesteads. -
The Kinkaid Homestead Act of 1904
The Kinkaid Homestead Act of 1904 opened thousands of acres in northwestern Nebraska's Sand Hills region. This was not a good place for growing crops, but it was better for raising cattle. -
Los Angeles
Los Angeles became the largest black urban population with the West with 7,599 African American Residents. The population increased due to the land boom of the 1800s.
