African American history in New Mexico : portraits from five hundred years /

"Most people think of George McJunkin or the Buffalo Soldiers when they think about African American history in New Mexico, but their history is richer and more complex and continues to this day. This collection is aimed at providing an overview of the dynamic presence of African Americans thro...

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Other Authors / Creators:Glasrud, Bruce A.
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Imprint: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
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Tóm tắt:"Most people think of George McJunkin or the Buffalo Soldiers when they think about African American history in New Mexico, but their history is richer and more complex and continues to this day. This collection is aimed at providing an overview of the dynamic presence of African Americans throughout the state and its history"--Provided by publisher.

Although their total numbers in New Mexico were never large, blacks arrived with Spanish explorers and settlers and played active roles in the history of the territory and state. Here, Bruce Glasrud assembles the best information available on the themes, events, and personages of black New Mexico history.

The contributors portray the blacks who accompanied Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, and de Vargas and recount their interactions with Native Americans in colonial New Mexico. Chapters on the territorial period examine black trappers and traders as well as review the issue of slavery in the territory and the blacks who accompanied Confederate troops and fought in the Union army during the Civil War in New Mexico. Eventually blacks worked on farms and ranches, in mines, and on railroads, as well as in the military, seeking freedom and opportunity in New Mexico's wide open spaces. A number of black towns were established in rural areas. Lacking political power because they represented such a small percentage of New Mexico's population, blacks relied largely on their own resources and networks, particularly churches and schools.

Mô tả vật lý:viii, 280 pages ; 23 cm
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-268) and index.
số ISBN:9780826353016
0826353010
9780826353023
0826353029
Ghi chú tác giả:Bruce Glasrud, retired dean at Sul Ross Sate University, has also edited Black Women in Texas History, The African American Experience in Texas, Buffalo Soldiers in the West, and The African American West: A Century of Short Stories. He lives in San Antonio. Texas.