Blacks in the American West and Beyond--America Canada and Mexico

Almost a century before their arrival in the English New World Blacks appeared alongside the Spanish in what is now the American West. Through their families communities and institutions these Western Blacks left behind a long history which is just now beginning to receive systematic scholarly treatment. Comprehensively indexing a variety of research materials on Blacks in the North American West Junne offers an invaluable navigational tool for students of American and African-American history. Entries are organized both geographically and topically and cover a broad range of subjects including cross-cultural interaction health art and law. Contains a complete compilation of African-American newspapers.