A look at Idaho's Black History and Future
Idaho State Historic Preservation Office Bethel Missionary Baptist Church congregation in Pocatello, circa 1960. – Image courtesy of Alfreda Vann and Idaho State Historic Preservation Office POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - As Black History Month comes to a close, KIFI takes a look at Idaho's Black History. Idaho has always had a very small population of Black Americans, but those who have chosen to settle in the Gem State have their own stories to tell. A brief history of Idaho's Black population Idaho’s Black population took off in the 20th Century, due in part to rising violence and racism in...
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