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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.

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Odessa Brown Children's ClinicPlaces
Oklahoma City Blue Devils (1923-1933)Organizations
Omaha Courthouse Lynching of 1919People
Operation EquityMisc
Opothleyohola's Exodus to Kansas (Nov. 1861-Jan. 1862)Events
Otis, Johnny (1921 –2012)People
Overton, Sarah Massey (1850-1914)People
Owens, Charles (?-1882)People
Owens, Robert Curry (1860--?)People
Pacific Beach Club (1926)Places
Page, Inman Edward (1853-1936)People
Palmer, Ben (c. 1817- 1908)People
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007)Events
Paul Quinn College (1872- )Institutions
Pegg, John Grant (1869-1916)People
Pettigrew, Eric (1960 - ) People
Peyton Colony, Texas (estab. 1865)Places
Phelps, Donald G. (1929-2003)People
Phoenix's Thanksgiving Day Riot, 1942Events
Pickett, Bill (1870-1932)People
Pico, Pio de Jesus (1801-1894)People
Pitre, Clayton (1924- ) People
Pittman, Tarea Hall (1903-1991)People
Pitts, Riley Leroy (1937–1967)People
Plan of San Diego, 1915People
Pleasant, Mary Ellen (1814-1904)People
Poole, Cecil F. (1914-1997) People
Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)Events
Prairie View A&M University (1878-- )Institutions
Pratt , Edwin T. (1930-1969)People
Preddy, Sarann Knight (1920- )People
Prim, John E. (1898-1961)People
Prioleau, George (1856-1927)People
Purce, Thomas L. (1946- )People
Quasim, Lyle (1943- ) People
Quindaro, Kansas Territory (1857-1862)Places
Ragsdale, Eleanor Dickey (1926-1998)People
Ragsdale, Lincoln J., Sr. (1926-1995)People
Raines, Franklin (1949- )People
Ransom, Riley Andrew, Sr. (1886-1951)People
Rashad, Phylicia (1948- )People
Rawles, George Washington (1845–1922)People
Ray, Emma (1859-1930)People
Rayner, John B. (1850-1918)People
Reed, Emmett B. (1878-1961)People
Reeves, Bass (1838-1910)People
Rhimes, Shonda (1970- )People
Rhue, Sylvia (1947- )People
Rice, C.W. (1897- ? ) People
Rice, Norm (1943- )People
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