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"No Roads Lead to Buxton"

Jenny Barnett from the African American Museum of Iowa will be speaking on the history of Buxton, Iowa. A former mining town that was predominantly black. The town only lasted for a couple of decades. Sponsored by the MCC Diversity Committee. Lunch will be served. MCC Room 614. Open to the public.

See this link for more information on Buxton.

https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/buxton-lost-utopia