Sioux County, Nebraska - Graves of residents of the former town of Empire, Wyoming. Empire was founded in 1908, part of a movement by African-American

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Sioux County, Nebraska - Graves of residents of the former town of Empire, Wyoming. Empire was founded in 1908, part of a movement by African-Americans who built towns in western states to try to escape racial oppression. The graves are the only physical reminder of the town that ceased to exist in the 1920s.

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Sioux County, Nebraska
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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