Fewer Blacks settled in the West than other groups, but they had a distinct and early presence. For example, the first Black man to visit the West came as a slave with Spanish Explorers in the 1500s, and the well-known fur trader James Beckwourth was of African origins. Many joined the 19th-century westward migration to become miners, merchants and cowboys. The abundant historical records, novels, films, music and theatre in this book paint the missing picture of African American life in the


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