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  2. List of freedmen's towns - Wikipedia

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    1.9 Illinois. 1.10 Indiana. 1. ... In Oklahoma before the end of segregation there existed dozens of these ... Oberlin Village, Raleigh, North Carolina; Oklahoma

  3. Black genocide in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Because of such policies, especially prevalent in Southern states, sterilization of African Americans in North Carolina increased from 23% of the total in the 1930s and 1940s to 59% at the end of the 1950s, and rose further to 64% in the mid-1960s. [23]

  4. African Americans in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    African Americans have significantly contributed to the history, culture, and development of Illinois since the early 18th century. The African American presence dates back to the French colonial era where the French brought black slaves to the U.S. state of Illinois early in its history, [3] and spans periods of slavery, migration, civil rights movement, and more.

  5. History of slavery in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina Historical Review 63.1 (1986): 1–39. online; Minchinton, Walter E. "The Seaborne Slave Trade of North Carolina." North Carolina Historical Review 71.1 (1994): 1–61. online; Modlin Jr, E. Arnold. "Tales told on the tour: Mythic representations of slavery by docents at North Carolina plantation museums."

  6. Racial segregation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ohio, like most of the North and West, did not have de jure statutory enforced segregation (Jim Crow laws), but many places still had de facto social segregation in the early 20th century. Together with state sponsored segregation, such private owner enforced segregation was outlawed for public accommodations in the 1960s.

  7. Thirty years after end of apartheid, equality eludes ... - AOL

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    Nelson Mandela's African National Congress promised South Africans "A Better Life For All" when it swept to power in the country's first democratic election in 1994, marking the end of white ...

  8. Sundown town - Wikipedia

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    Outside Oregon, other places looked to laws and legislation to restrict Black people from residing within cities, towns and states. [17] In 1853, new black residents were banned from moving to the state of Illinois. Those new residents who remained more than ten days and were unable to pay the fine were to be punished by forced labor.

  9. It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's ... - AOL

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    The ANC has been in power ever since the first democratic, all-race election of April 27, 1994, the vote that officially ended apartheid. It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's ...