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African Americans in Missouri
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Early in Missouri's history, African Americans were enslaved in the state;[1] some of its black slaves purchased their own freedom.[2]
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On January 11, 1865, slavery was abolished in the state.[3] The Fifteenth Amendment in the year 1870 had given African American black men the rights to vote.[4]
As of 2020, 699,840 blacks live in Missouri.[5]
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