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African American Settlers

Lesson Plan & Activities: 1850-1874: African American Settlers - Grade Level [4-12]

First African American Settler 1855 - Where did they Live?

In the first Nebraska territorial census of 1854, there were only four slaves listed. In 1855, Sally Bayne arrived in Omaha and is counted as the first free African American to settle in the Nebraska Territory. Before that, both slaves and free blacks had traveled through on the Oregon Trail and settled on the west coast. Gradually, along with ... Read more