Black Towns and Profit: Promotion and Development in the Trans-Appalachian West, 1877-1915Black towns include Nicodemus, Kansas; Mound Bayou, Mississippi; Langston City, Oklahoma; Boley, Oklahoma; and Allensworth, California. |
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Mound Bayou Mississippi | 43 |
Langston City Oklahoma | 99 |
Boley Oklahoma | 120 |
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