Black women were always part of America's westward expansion. Some escaped slavery to live with the Native Americans, while others traveled west after the Civil

The brave pioneers who made a life on the frontier were not only male—and they were not only white. The story of African-American women in the Old West is one

Black Frontiers chronicles the life and times of black men and women who settled the West from 1865 to the early 1900s. In this striking book, you'll meet many

Biographical sketches of thirty-five black people who explored and settled the frontiers of the early United States.

A riveting and previously untold history of the American West, as seen by the pioneering women who advocated for their rights amidst challenges of migration and