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AcknowledgementsPart One: Exodus History1. "Bent Twigs and Broken Backs": An Introduction2. Of the Black Church and the Making of a Black Public3. Exodus, Race,

The first major migration to the North of ex-slaves.

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From Appomattox to World War I, blacks continued their quest for a secure position in the American system. The problem was how to be both black and American --