On Apr 18, 1877: The American Nicodemus Town Company is founded by 6 Black settlers and 1 white developer in northwestern Kansas. The goal was to establish an all-Black settlement on the Great Plains. It will be settled later in the year.
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"The American Nicodemus Town Company, 1877." Historianspeaks, April 20, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/the-american-nicodemus-town-company-1877.
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