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African Americans in Colorado and the West BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN COLORADO AND THE WEST COLORADO HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLORADO BOOK REVIEW CENTER www.coloradohistory.org/publications February 2005 Compiled by Kristine Slaughter, Clara Brown Intern, 2004–2005, with Modupe Labode, Chief Historian, Colorado Historical Society and Dr. Tom Noel, professor of history, University of Colorado-Denver. This bibliography lists books, articles, dissertations, and sound recordings relating to the history of African Americans in Colorado. There are also some listings that refer to African Americans in the West. Most, but not all, of the resources listed here are available in the Stephen H. Hart Library of the Colorado Historical Society. Abajian, James de T. Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings through 1970. San Francisco: San Francisco Public Library, 1970. Adair, Harriet Elain Glosson. Trends in School Desegregation: An Historic Case Study of Desegregation in Dayton, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington, 1954-1985. Ed. D. dissertation, Brigham Young University, 1986. African American Leadership Institute. The 10th Annual Expanding the Visions Conference : Especially for African-American Males Grades 5 through 12. Denver: African American Leadership Institute, 2000. Anderson, Robert. From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave. Steamboat Springs: Northwest Graphics, 1927. Armitage, Susan. “‘The Mountains Were Free and We Loved Them’: Dr. Ruth Flowers of Boulder, Colorado.” In African American Women Confront the West: 1600-2000, edited by Quintard Taylor and Shirley Ann Wilson Moore. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003: 165-177. Ashford, Lucille. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1978. Atkins, James A, 1888-1968. Manuscript collection, MSS. 21. Denver: Colorado Historical Society. ——. The Age of Jim Crow. New York: Vantage Press, 1964. 1 ——. Human Relations in Colorado: A Historical Record. Denver: Colorado Department of Education, 1968. Baker, Roger. Clara: An Ex-Slave in Gold Rush Colorado. Central City: Black Hawk Publishing, 2003. Ball, Wilbur. Black Pioneers of the Prairie. Eaton: W.P. Ball, 1988. Bardwell, George E. Characteristics of Negro Residences in the Park Hill Area of Denver, Colorado, 1966. Denver: Commission on Community Relations, 1966. Barefield, Ollie Solomon. Negro Pioneers in Colorado. Greeley: Colorado State College, 1966. Batey, Ann. A Study of Black Organizations of Pueblo, Colorado. Pueblo: Pueblo Regional Planning Commission, 1975. Beckwourth, James Pierson. The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth as Told to Thomas D. Bonner. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1972. Reprint of 1856 edition. Berwanger, Eugene H. The Frontier against Slavery: Western Anti-Negro Prejudice and the Slavery Extension Controversy. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1967. ——. “William J. Harding: Colorado Spokesman for Racial Justice, 1863-1873.” Colorado Magazine Vol. 52, No. 1 (Winter 1975): 52-65. Billington, Monroe Lee. New Mexico’s Buffalo Soldiers, 1866-1900. Niwot: University of Colorado Press, 1991. Billington, Monroe Lee, and Roger D. Hardaway, eds. African Americans on the Western Frontier. Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1998. Black American West Foundation. Westward Soul! Historic Centennial-Bicentennial Edition. Denver: Black American West Foundation, 1976. Black American West Museum. Recording of the Dedication of the Museum. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1988. Black Organizations: A Directory. Denver: Western Images Publications, Inc., 1991. Bond, Anne Wainstein. “Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Garland.” Colorado Heritage (Spring 1996): 28-29. 2 Bracken, Lillie M. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1997. Branch, Hettye Wallace. The Story of “80 John”: A Biography of One of the Most Respected Negro Ranchmen in the Old West. New York: Greenwich Books, 1960. Brooks, James F. “Introduction.” In Confounding the Color Line: The Indian-Black Experience in North America, edited by James F. Brooks. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002: 2-18. Brother Jeff's Annual Business and Community Guide. 2002. Brown-White, Carnieca. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1997. Bruyn, Kathleen. “Aunt” Clara Brown: Story of a Black Pioneer. Boulder: Pruett, 1970. Buffalo Soldiers West: Black Soldiers in the Frontier Army. Videorecording. Ft. Collins: Old Army Press, 1996. Bundles, A’Lelia. On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madame C. J. Walker. New York: Scribner, 2001. Burnap, Willard A. What Happened During One Man’s Lifetime, 1840-1920: A Review of Some Great, Near Great, and Little Events. Fergus Falls, MN: 1923. Byrd, James W. J. Mason Brewer: Negro Folklorist. Austin: Steck-Vaughn, 1967. Carey, John E., Sr. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1997. Carhart, Thomas Merritt, III. African American West Pointers During the Nineteenth Century. Ph.D. Dissertation, Princeton University, 1998. Clark, Carl E. Pieces from My Mind: The Compelling True Story of a Black Man in a White Man’s Navy During WWII. Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Company, 2001. Class, Donna Kirtley, Maria Beavers Davis, Dolores D. Graves, Jeanne Ann Lefils, Donsella Minton, Leslie Oxman. Contributions by Blacks to Social Welfare History in the Early West. Group Master’s Thesis, University of Denver, 1974. Coker, William and Winifred. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1997. Collyer, Robert. “Lincoln Home and Aunt Jennie Madison.” Pueblo Lore Vol. 14, No. 11 (November 1989): 1-8. 3 The Color of Colorado Springs. Colorado Historical Society holdings. Serial. Colorado Black Lifestyle Magazine. Colorado Historical Society holdings. Serial. Colorado Historical Society. “Black Images” Exhibition flier. “Museology” file, Ephemera Collection. 1974. Colorado Historical Society. “Ethnic Groups–Black.” Ephemera Collection. Colorado State Advisory Committee. Colorado: 1961 Report to the Commission on Civil Rights from the State Advisory Committee. Colorado Statesman. Newspaper. Craig, Rolan. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1994. Crosby, Alexander L. In These Ten Cities: Charlottesville, Sledge, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver, Springfield, Chicago, Detroit, Waterbury, [and] New York: Discrimination in Housing. Edited by Hortense W. Gabel and Maxwell S. Stewart. New York: New York State Committee on Discrimination in Housing, Public Affairs Committee, 1951. Davis, Lenwood G. Blacks in the American West: A Working Bibliography. Monticello, IL: Council of Planning Librarians, 1974. De León, Arnoldo. Racial Frontiers: Africans, Chinese, and Mexicans in Western America, 1848–1890. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002. The Denver Blade. Newspaper, 1961-1969. Denver Chronicle: A Progressive Newspaper for Progressive People. Denver: Denver Chronicle Inc., Vol. 1, No. 32 (December 5, 1932). Denver Commission on Community Relations. A Guide to Black Businesses, Professions and Organizations in Denver. Denver: The Commission on Community Relations, 1974. Denver Star. Newspaper, 1912-1963. Denver Unity Council. Manuscript Collection, MSS. 1654, 1946-1951. Denver: Colorado Historical Society. De Priest, Audrey. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1981. 4 Dickson, Lynda Faye. The Early Club Movement among Black Women in Denver, 1890- 1925. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1982. Dickson, Lynda F. “Lifting as We Climb: African American Women’s Clubs in Denver, 1880-1925.” Essays in Colorado History No. 13 (1992): 69-98. This article also was reprinted in Writing the Range: Race, Class, and Culture in the Women’s West. Edited by Elizabeth Jameson and Susan Armitage, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997: 372-392. Dramer, Kim. Native Americans and Black Americans. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 1997. Duncan, Fannie Mae. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1997. Durham, Philip, and Everett L. Jones. The Negro Cowboy. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1966. ——. The Adventures of the Negro Cowboys. New York, Bantam, 1969. ——. The Negro Cowboy. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1965. Earl George Birthday Committee. “90 Years of Struggle: A Tribute to Earl George,” Seattle? 1984. East Denver Directory of Business and Citizenry. Denver: East Denver Directory, 1948- 1949. Escoolite Drill Team, 1958-1994. Manuscript collection, MSS. 1758. Denver: Colorado Historical Society. Felton, Harold W. Edward Rose: Negro Trail Blazer. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1967. ——. Jim Beckwourth, Negro Mountain Man. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1966. Fletcher, Marvin. The Black Soldier and Officer in the United States Army, 1891-1917. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1974. Ford, Guy and Inga. Oral History Interview. Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 1980. Ford, Justina L. Ford. Manuscript collection, MSS. 1306. Denver: Colorado Historical Society. 5 Gaskin, James Clyde. A Survey of the Occupational Opportunities of Negroes in Denver. Master’s Thesis, University of Denver, 1940. Gaston, John Coy. The Denver, Colorado Area Black Professional/Businesswoman's Perception of Her Communication with the Black Male. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1979. Glenn, Cecil Evans. A Study of the Self-concept of Black University Students at the University of Colorado at Denver. Thesis., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1976. Goldstein, Marcia T. Breaking Down
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