St. James A.M.E. Church at DeWitty, Nebraska, G2301-1-3-SFN22103 2

ID: 80 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG2301-1-3-SFN22103_2 ~ Creator: Solomon Butcher
This file appears in: DeWitty - An African American Settlement in the Sandhills
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St. James A.M.E. Church at DeWitty, Nebraska

This file appears in: DeWitty - An African American Settlement in the Sandhills

By The Explore Nebraska History team
Spread out along the North Loup River west of here, DeWitty, later known as Audacious, was the largest and longest-lasting African American settlement in rural Nebraska. The settlers, including former…