Beautiful BRAND NEW copy. Dustjacket protected by mylar. Illustrated with vintage photos. Fifteen authors join forces in this significant book which studies the African American contribution to the opening of the West. Topics covered include slavery in the West; a closer look at the Mormons and slavery; the equal rights struggle in Colorado 1865-1867; buffalo soldiers in the American West 1865-1900; Black soldiers at Fort Douglas, Utah 1896-1899; African Americans and the coal mines of Western Washington; Black cowboys; the "Color Line" in Kansas; Oklahoma's all Black towns; African American women in the West; African American women in Western prisons; Helena, Montana's African American community; and the development of African American newspapers.

FRONTIER PIONEER LIFE WEST U S SOCIAL CUSTOMS AFRO AMERICANS HISTORY UNITED STATES STATE LOCAL SCIENCE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES TRADITIONS 0870814915 THE OLD