Joe and Mattie Mayes led a group of black families from Oklahoma to the north in 1910. The Mayes family purchased a quarter section of land, about 49 hectares, for $10. They led a group of 1000 that spread throughout […]
Joe and Mattie Mayes led a group of black families from Oklahoma to the north in 1910. The Mayes family purchased a quarter section of land, about 49 hectares, for $10. They led a group of 1000 that spread throughout […]