African American History in the American West: Online Encyclopedia of Significant People and Places

An Online Reference Guide to African American History

Quintard Taylor

Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History

University of Washington, Seattle

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African American History in the American West: Online Encyclopedia of Significant People and Places

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.

Entry Title	Entry Type
Dixon, Thomas (1931- )	People
(Helena) Montana Plaindealer (1906-1911)	Organizations
(Helena, Montana) Colored Citizen	People
(Portland) New Age (1896-1907)	Organizations
(Portland, Oregon) Advocate, 1903-1936	Organizations
95th Engineer Regiment	Organizations
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947- )	People
Abel, Elijah (1810-1884)	People
Abner, Sr. David, (1826-1902)	People
Adams, Bishop John Hurst (1930- )	People
African American Academy (1991-2009)	Places
Albrier, Frances Mary (1898-1987)	People
Allen, Anthony D. (1774-1835)	People
Allen, Richard [Texas] (1830-1909)	People
Allensworth, Allen (1842-1914)	People
Allensworth, California	Places
Allensworth, Josephine Leavell (1855-1938)	People
Anderson, Lucy Hicks (1886-1954)	People
Anderson, Peter (c.1822-1879)	People
Anderson, Talmadge (1932- )	People
Antioch Baptist Church, San Jose, California (1893- )	Churches
Archy Lee Case, 1858	Misc
Atkins, Hannah Diggs (1923- )	People
Austin, William McDonald ( ? -- ? )	People
Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909)	Events
Ball, Alice Augusta (1892-1916)	People
Ball, James Presley(1825-1904)	People
Bankhead, Lester Oliver (1912-1997)	People
Barnett, Powell S. (1883-1971)	People
Barr, Roberta Byrd (1919-1993)	People
Barrow, Rev. Peter (1840-1906)	People
Bass, Charlotta (1879-1969)	People
Bass, Joseph Blackburn (1863-1934)	People
Bass, Karen (1953--)	People
Battle of Tularosa (14 May 1880)	Events
Beaseley, Delilah Leonium (c.1867-1934)	People
Beauchamp, Henry (1933- )	People
Beaumont Race Riot, 1943	Events
Beavers, Jr., George (1892-1989)	People
Beavers, Louise (1902-1962)	People
Beckwourth, James Pierson (c. 1805 - 1866)	People
Bell, Philip Alexander (1808-1889)	People
Bellinger, Charles (1875-1937)	People
Bellinger, Valmo (?-1994)	People
Ben Gross (1921-- )	People
Bennett, Chris H. (1943- )	People
Berry Lawson Case (1938)	Events
Bickford, Sarah Gammon (1855-1931)	People
Biggs, Lodie (?--?)	People
Black American West Museum	Organizations

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