African American History Culture : Black Women of the Old West

I ran across this book on the internet, read some snippets and found it very interesting. The entire book isn't at the link but what I found there is still good reading. Thought you might also find it interesting.

https://books.google.com/books/abou...ver&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false

Black Women of the Old West

Black women were always part of America's westward expansion. Some escaped slavery to live with the Native Americans, while others traveled west after the Civil War to settle the new lands. They came as servants and as independent pioneers...

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Hi Queenie....this is a deep subject...thanks for sharing.

 

Queenie inspired me to find this in my stash. One of the names in Queenie's post, Clara Brown, is one of the 3 who's the focus in the following article. There are19 pages and I'll post accordingly:

 

Please post more information, Perfection...and thank you. I never get tired of reading the history of Black people, particularly Black women.

 

Can't wait for the next entry...