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References

Cooper, Arnold. Beyond the Threshold : Black Students at Moorhead State College, 1968-1972 / Arnold Cooper. 1988.

Eckstrom, Mikal Brotnov, and Richard Edwards. "Staking Their Claim: DeWitty and Black Homesteaders in Nebraska." Great Plains Quarterly 38, no. 3 (2018): 295-317. doi:10.1353/gpq.2018.0043.

Edwards, Richard, Jacob K. Friefeld, and Mikal Brotnov Eckstrom. "“Canaan on the Prairie”: New Evidence on the Number of African American Homesteaders in the Great Plains." Great Plains Quarterly 39, no. 3 (2019): 223-241. doi:10.1353/gpq.2019.0036.

Friefeld, Jacob K., Mikal Brotnov Eckstrom, and Richard Edwards. "African American Homesteader “Colonies” in the Settling of the Great Plains." Great Plains Quarterly 39, no. 1 (2019): 11-37. doi:10.1353/gpq.2019.0001.

Handy-Marchello, Barbara. “Speaking of History.” North Dakota Studies, 2015, pp. 2–5.

Krueger, Markus, and Darci Asche. “Immigrants from Africa - It's a Big Continent.” 25 Jan. 2022.

Lyden, Grace. “Black Population of Fargo-Moorhead Has Nearly Tripled in Past Decade.” Grand Forks Herald, 16 Jan. 2016.
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Renn, Aaron M. Midwest Success Stories: These 10 Cities Are Blooming Not Rusting, Aaron M. Renn, 2019. 

For further references, please contact Clay County Archivist Petra Gunderson-Leith. She can be reached [email protected] or at 218-299-5511 ext 6734.

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  • Home
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  • Visit Us
    • Accessibility & Accommodations >
      • Social Story
    • Events >
      • History On Tap!
      • Pangea 2025
    • Exhibitions >
      • Land to Table: Food Stories from Clay County
      • Njal's Saga Tapestry
      • The Unchosen Ones
      • Treasures from Norway
    • Online Exhibits >
      • At Last: Marriage Equality
      • Stories of Local Black History
    • The Hjemkomst >
      • Be More Colorful VR Tour
    • The Hopperstad Stave Church >
      • Be More Colorful VR Tour
    • Comstock House
    • Felix Battles Monument
    • Bergquist Cabin
    • Field Trips/Tours
  • Shop
  • Join & Support
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    • COVID19 in Clay County
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    • Clay County Archives & Research >
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        • Fire Insurance Maps
        • Plat Books
      • Digital Books
    • General Photo Catalog
    • Falten-Wange Collection
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