Descendants of DeWitty
Descendants from Nebraska’s largest and longest-lasting African American settlement re-enact the stories of their ancestors.
Description
DeWitty, later known as Audacious, was the largest and longest-lasting African American settlement in rural Nebraska. The settlers, including former slaves who had fled to Canada before the Civil War and their descendants, began to arrive in 1906-07, attracted by the 1904 Kinkaid Act’s offer of 640 acres of free land in the Sandhills. Actual descendants of DeWitty re-enact stories of the settlement and its people, accompanied by historic photographs
Descendants of DeWitty
Title: Independent Scholars
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 531-249-4900
Website: www.decsendantsofdewitty.org
City: Omaha
