It’s not often we see the words “Black pioneer” and “Wild West” in the same sentence. In popular culture, the 19th-century frontier is often associated with white American figures — shoot-’em-up ...

Black figures throughout American history have often received little to no credit for things they accomplished during their lives. Despite facing cultural and societal challenges, many were able to ...

Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries History of Now Amanda Bellows - Author, The Explorers: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions ...

Trapper, explorer, Indian war-chief, Army scout, barkeep, trader, horse-thief, gold miner, mounted courier, gambler, trailblazer -- the resume of African American mountain man James Pierson Beckwourth ...

Tracing a route African American pioneer James P. Beckwourth blazed over the Sierra Nevada is one way to appreciate his exploits. Right now, much of this route is snowbound. However, in late spring ...

The musty smell of gun smoke and the rustic sounds of folk music filled the air in downtown Marysville on Saturday, as Beckwourth Frontier Days began in earnest. The festival, which continues from 10 ...

Former mountain man reenactor and volunteer at the El Pueblo History Museum Mandel Reliford talks about the life of James Beckwourth, one of the founders of the El Pueblo trading post.

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Founded in 1915, by Carter G. Woodson, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) promotes, researches, preserves, interprets, and disseminates information about Black ...

Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries York, the enslaved man who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their history-making expedition, appears ...