Known as Buxton, this Iowa town that used to be touted as “A Black Man’s Town” no longer reflects that description because it no longer exists. The Buxton, Iowa town/Iowa Public TelevisionOf course, the town gained its code-name because of the majority African-Americans numbering about 5000 out of a total population of between eight and ten thousand. After their recruitment, most of these recruits settled in the town of Buxton, founded by the company in 1895 to house the new arrivals. Benjamin C. Buxton, Founder of Buxton, Iowa/Iowa CultureBen Buxton, born in 1867, took over as superintendent of Consolidated Coal Company from his father, John Buxton, in 1896 when he was just 25 years old. Photo Credit: Black ThenAfrican Americans born in Buxton remembered having scant knowledge of racial discrimination.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2019 11:26 UTC