History of African Americans in the American West



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Other Great Migrations: African-Americans in the West
"Under Texts you will find examples of primary texts, such as the letters of WWII African-American GIs, or secondary texts, such as critical essays or historical studies (coming soon). Under Resources, you will find biographies of Western African-Americans as well as other resources, such as bibliographies and teaching materials. Under Links to Other Sites, you will find a collection of links to sites dealing with various issues in African-American history, such as overland migration, the Black Panthers, and cowboy history. Finally, under Images, you will find both general collections which include some images of Western African-American history and direct links to pictures available online."
By Catherine Lavender, Department of History, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York

The African-American Heritage of St. Louis: A Guide - (dead link)
"This electronic publication is taken from the printed guide produced by the St. Louis Public Library in 1992."

African Americans in Tucson - (dead link)
In the Steps of Esteban
"This exhibit documents the history of Tucson's African American community, sharing the stories, photographs and memories of some of its members."

African Missouri - (dead link)
University of Missouri, St. Louis, Thomas Jefferson Library

Black American West Museum and Heritage Center - (dead link)
Denver, Colorado

Black Pioneers of the Oregon Country - (dead link)
"This project is divided into four sections. There is a timeline of major events relating to the history of Blacks in the Oregon Country. Second, there are short biographies of some of the pioneers. Next, there is a section regarding some of the political reactions to Black pioneers including information on exclusion laws and slavery, and the last part has a list of the sources used in this project for further reading."

Buffalo Soldiers and Black Cowboys
"Their story is an exciting one, and increasing scholarship is honing in on their crucial role. Here are some study sources to browse thru."
By Robert Shepherd

Buffalo Soldiers & Indian Wars
"The site presents multicultural as well as multimedia experiences, and was created with the objective of enhancing educational, genealogical, and historical research activities ... Sixteen photographs of Buffalo Soldiers, and 14 of their legendary Native American foes, two mini videos and 64 story/page links are presented with battles, and historical background events. Links to Civil War, military, and personal archival documents are included with additional links to multimedia, kids, family and multicultural sites.A lesson plan and study questions are on their way."
By Stanford L. Davis

Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California - (dead link)
Sections include: American Indians ; Black Americans ; Chinese Americans ; Japanese Americans ; Mexican Americans.
- Office of Historic Preservation, California Dept. of Parks and Recreation

National Geographic Online

The Negro of Tucson, Past and Present - (dead link)
This document was submitted [by James Walter Yancy] as a thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, of the University of Arizona in 1933

On the Trail of Oscar Micheaux - (dead link)
The Early Years of a Pioneer Filmmaker in Gregory, South Dakota.
A history of this fascinating Black filmmaker and author.

Selected Laws and Policies Affecting African Americans
From the Race and Racism in American Law page
University of Dayton School of Law

Who Killed William Robinson
Race, Justice and Settling the Land - A Historical Whodunit

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