From the Atlanta Tribune:

1881—The Edgefield Exodus be­gins. More than 5,000 Blacks, driv­en in part by a wave of White vio­lence and economic exploitation, begin leaving Edgefield County, S.C., and resettled in Arkansas. The movement was also encouraged by people like Pap Singleton who believed Southern Blacks could enjoy a better life if they moved to the Midwest. It […]The post This Week In Black History December 24-30, 2025 appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

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