Question
More than 25,000 African Americans left the South to live west of the Mississippi River during the Great Exodus. (1 point)
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False
False
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False
False
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GPT-5 mini
False.
The Exoduster or "Great Exodus" of 1879–1880 involved thousands of African Americans (roughly 6,000 to 10,000 to Kansas in 1879; broader estimates still fall short of 25,000), not more than 25,000 moving west of the Mississippi.
The Exoduster or "Great Exodus" of 1879–1880 involved thousands of African Americans (roughly 6,000 to 10,000 to Kansas in 1879; broader estimates still fall short of 25,000), not more than 25,000 moving west of the Mississippi.