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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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Entry Titlesort iconEntry Type
Ubangi BlackhawksOrganizations
Turner, James Milton (1840-1915)People
Tullahassee Manual Labor School (1850-1924)Institutions
Tucker, Walter R., III (1957- )People
Travis, Geraldine Washington (1931- )People
Townsend, William Bolden (1854-1917)People
Tolson, Melvin B. (1898-1966)People
Todd, Lucinda “Cindy” Wilson (1903-1996)People
Tillman, Katherine Davis Chapman(1870- ?)People
Thurman, Howard (1900-1981)People
Thompson, Noah (1878-?)People
Thompson, Era Bell (1906-1986)People
Thomas, Constance Allen Pitter (1917-2006)People
The Wapato Race Riot, 1938Events
The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007Events
The New Age, Portland, OR (1896-1907)Misc
The Montana Plaindealer, Helena (1906-1911)Misc
The Inkwell, Santa Monica, California (1905-1964)Places
The Crips (1971? - ) Organizations
The Conventions of Colored Citizens of the State of California (1855-1865) Events
The Colored Citizen, Helena, Montana (1894)Misc
The California Fair Housing Act\The Rumford Act (1963-1968)Misc
The Bloods (1972 - )Organizations
The Advocate, Portland, Oregon (1903-1936)Misc
The (Tacoma, Washington) Black Collective (1970-- )Organizations
Texas Seminole ScoutsOrganizations
Texas College (1894-- )Institutions
Temple, Ruth Janetta (1892-1984)People
Taylor, Hobart T., Sr. (1890-1972)People
Tanner, Jack (1919-2006)People
Sweatt, Heman Marion (1912-1982)People
Sul-Te-Wan, Madame (Nellie Conley) 1873-1959People
Stuart, John H. (1854-1910)People
Strode, Woody (1914-1994)People
Streeter, Mel (1931-2006)People
Stokes, Frank A. ( ? -1950)People
Stokes, Charles Moorehead (1903-1996)People
Stockton, Betsey (1798- 1865)People
Stewarts, McCants (1877-1919)People
Stewart, James (Jimmy) Edward (1912-1997)People
Steward, Theophilus Gould (1843-1925)People
Stephenson, W.H.C. (1825-circa 1873)People
Steele, Willie S. (1923-1989)People
Steele, Shelby (1946- )People
Steele, Jr., Percy H. (1920--2002)People
Stearns, Eldrewey Joseph (1931- )People
Stanford, John (1938-1998)People
Stance, Emanuel (1847?-1887)People
Stahl, Jesse (c. 1879–1935)People
St. Martin De Porres Club (1947- ) Organizations
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