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The Black Londoners Project approaches Black history geographically by supplementing narratives of 16 Black individuals with archival evidence about their lives.

This region has long has been known as a safe haven for thousands of Black people fleeing U.S. slavery in the 1800s.

<p>Moving across the nation's boundaries was integral to the efforts of enslaved people to secure freedom; migrants today carry the legacy of that struggle, despite the cruelty of American immigration policy. </p>

<p>Moving across the nation's boundaries was integral to the efforts of enslaved people to secure freedom; migrants today carry the legacy of that struggle, despite the cruelty of American immigration policy. </p>

In the early days of Southern agriculture, soil became worn out quickly to the point where it would not support any more crops. At that point, landowner...