Homesteaders in Cherry County, Nebraska
Title
Homesteaders in Cherry County, Nebraska
Subject
Homesteading
Description
During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century a small number of African Americans came to Nebraska as homesteaders, seeking new opportunities for independence and self-sufficiency working the land. The largest black homesteading settlement in Nebraska was started in 1904 in the Sandhills of Cherry County. Another smaller community was established in 1908, west of Westerville in Custer County. The Cherry County families pictured here were a part of the Brownlee settlement.
Source
Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011
Date
1900 circa
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
still image
Type
image
Coverage
Cherry County (Neb.)
Files
Collection
Citation
“Homesteaders in Cherry County, Nebraska,” History Harvest, accessed April 25, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/734.