North Dakota’s Black History

North Dakota’s Black History

In North Dakota, the African American population has grown, though historically the numbers were few. But there have been African Americans in the state as long as there have been white people. Early records indicate that the earliest came as slaves of explorers and traders. In fact, the first non-Native born here was an African American baby. Aside from slaves, others came of their own accord to follow the American dream. One of our most famous…