Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Under the radar: black in New Mexico history / Bruce A. Glasrud -- Esteban / David J. Weber -- Intimacy and empire: Indian-African interaction in Spanish colonial New Mexico, 1500-1800 / Dedra S. McDonald -- African and discrimination in colonial New Mexico: Don Pedro Bautista Pino's startling statements of 1812 in perspective / Jim F. Heath and Frederick M. Nunn -- A law that would make caligula blush?: New Mexico Territory's unique slave code, 1859-1861 / Mark J. Stegmaier -- African Americans with Confederate troops in West Texas and New Mexico / Martin Hardwick Hall -- Cathay Williams: black woman soldier, 1866-1868 / DeAnne Blanton -- Civilians and black soldiers in New Mexico Territory, 1866-1900: a cross-cultural experience / Monroe L. Billington -- Black communities in New Mexico / Jeff Berg and M.A. Walton -- Another white hope bites the dust: the JackJohnson-Jim Flynn heavyweight fight in 1912 / Raymond Wilson -- Community building on the border: the role of the 24th Infantry Band at Columbus, New Mexico, 1916-1922 / Horace Daniel Nash -- Anita Scott Coleman: New Mexico's "unfinished masterpiece" / Bruce A. Glasrud -- New Mexico's black women: establishing perspectives / Maisha Baton -- How Albuquerque got its civil rights ordinance / George Long -- Between the tracks and the freeway: African Americans in Albuquerque / Roger W. Banks -- Haroldie Kent Spriggs and Sammie J. Kent: integrating a white high school in the 1950s / Richard Melzer -- The modern civil rights movement in New Mexico, 1955-1975 / George M. Cooper -- African American leaders in recent New Mexico politics, 1980-2010 / D. Scott Glasrud and Joshua Merrill.
Summary:
"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.
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