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Many black men and women left their home towns to move out
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by covered wagon or horse, braving the harsh conditions for
survival. Please join us as we explore what African Americans
endured during these great migrations and their significant role o f
opening up the W est. We will look at the history o f the trailblazers
that traveled in unchartered territories; ambitious black pioneer­
ing women; Buffalo soldiers who served at the end o f the Civil
War and Black rodeo cowboys.
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