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African American history in Nebraska

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In 1870, a former slave and Union soldier staked a homestead in Nebraska; drought and grasshoppers cost him the claim, but he eventually owned more than 2,000 acres

[ad_1] Homestead soddy in Box Butte County. Source: History Nebraska - Nebraska.gov In 1870, Robert Ball Anderson, a former slave and Union Army...