African Americans in Iowa
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| Total population | |
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| 141,178[1] (2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Des Moines |
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| African Americans |
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The history of African Americans in Iowa commenced in 1804 when York, an enslaved frontiersman who participated in the Lewis and Clark Expedition, journeyed close to Council Bluffs. The early settlement of the region intensified during the 1830s along the Mississippi River in towns such as Dubuque and Davenport, where black people were employed as lead miners, farmers, and riverboat deckhands.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "African-Americans in Iowa: 2024" (PDF). www.iowadatacenter.org.
- ↑ "African & African American Studies Research Guide". instr.iastate.libguides.com.
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