Event
Nicodemus: The Largest Colored Colony in America
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, February 12, 2021
Time:
4:00 PM
Duration:
30 minutes
Type of Event
Virtual/Digital
Description
Nicodemus: The Largest Colored Colony in America
Established by African Americans after the Civil War, Nicodemus served as a “promised land” for formerly enslaved Africans. Join a park ranger from the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York to learn about the founding of Nicodemus, Kansas, the pioneering spirit of formerly enslaved peoples, and the role of this site in American history.