12 Historic Places Tied to Black Heritage in Downtown Phoenix 12 Historic Places Tied to Black Heritage in Downtown Phoenix | Downtown Phoenix

12 Historic Places Tied to Black Heritage in Downtown Phoenix dtphx.org/post/12-hist... #blackwest #blacksouthwest

Yolo County's African American heritage revealed - The Sacramento Observer By Karen Nikos-Rose | UC Davis | Special to The OBSERVER - UC Davis students have uncovered a previously unknown history of Black families in Yolo County, California, and have created educational reso...

UC Davis Students Uncover History Of A Little-Known Black Community In Woodland, California, including the Yolo County Singing Club, aka the Merry Company
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UC Davis Students Uncover History of a Little-Known Black Community in Woodland Sam Garcia was in her final year at University of California, Davis, when, like many students in their college years, she had not yet identified a clear future path.Then, through a UC Davis history pr...

UC Davis students uncover photos, maps, and stories of a little-known settlement of African American people previously enslaved, and their descendants, who lived in Woodland (and Yolo County), CA, in the mid-1800s and early 1900s www.ucdavis.edu/student-rese... #blackwest

Researchers delve into history of Utah's 'buffalo soldiers,' create trail recalling their presence Utah researchers have been delving into the history of Utah's 'buffalo soldiers' and have created a heritage trail recalling their presence in the post-Civil War period.

Researchers delve into the history of Utah's 'buffalo soldiers,' and create the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail linking several sites of note involving those first Black soldiers and recalling their presence and experiences. www.ksl.com/article/5132... #USCT #BlackWest

Fort Point exhibit highlights early Black Californians "Black Gold" tracks African American experience from Gold Rush to Reconstruction.

“Black Gold: Stories Untold, a forthcoming exhibition at the Fort Point National Historic Site that highlights the stories of Black Californians from the Gold Rush through Reconstruction. www.sfweekly.com/art/fort-poi... #BlackWest #BlackReconstruction

Barnstorming and the Mini World Series: Denver's Negro League Baseball History | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives

Denver was a key stop on the barnstorming circuit, a practice where Negro League Baseball teams traveled extensively, playing exhibition games—matches outside formal league competition—against local or regional teams. history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/... #sportshistory #blackwest

Black Californians have been at the forefront of beach culture. A museum exhibit helps tell that history An L.A. art exhibit traces how Black surfers and other African Americans have asserted their access to Southern California's public beaches for over a century.

Black Californians have been at the forefront of beach culture. A CAAM exhibit, Black California Dreamin’: Claiming Space at America’s Leisure Frontier, helps tell that history laist.com/news/arts-an... #BlackWest

Great Falls’ Union Bethel AME Receives African American Civil Rights Grant The Montana Historical Society (MTHS) recently was awarded a $497,712 grant to stabilize and provide safe access to the historic Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in Great Falls

Great Falls’ Union Bethel AME (organized in 1890) Receives African American Civil Rights Grant www.charkoosta.com/news/great-f... "Union Bethel AME became the center of Great Falls African American citizens’ civil rights work for social uplift, education, and equality." #BlackWest

Alice Ballard Homestead Site (U.S. National Park Service) In the late 1800s, as a young, unmarried Black woman, Alice Ballard homesteaded in the isolated Santa Monica Mountains. Artifacts from the site provide tangible evidence of the diversity of people who...

In 1901, Alice Ballard achieved the rare feat of having a homestead patent for 160 acres in her name. Today, her homestead in the Santa Monica Mountains opens a window into Black life, landownership, & labor, and anti-Blackness in the #FarWest #BlackWest. www.nps.gov/articles/000...