Although their total numbers in New Mexico were never large,
blacks arrived with Spanish explorers and settlers and played
active roles in the history of the territory and state. Here, Bruce
Glasrud assembles the best information available on the themes,
events, and personages of black New Mexico history.
The contributors portray the blacks who accompanied Cabeza de
Vaca, Coronado, and de Vargas and recount their interactions with
Native Americans in colonial New Mexico. Chapters on the
territorial period examine black trappers and traders as well as
review the issue of slavery in the territory and the blacks who
accompanied Confederate troops and fought in the Union army during
the Civil War in New Mexico. Eventually blacks worked on farms and
ranches, in mines, and on railroads, as well as in the military,
seeking freedom and opportunity in New Mexico's wide open spaces. A
number of black towns were established in rural areas. Lacking
political power because they represented such a small percentage of
New Mexico's population, blacks relied largely on their own
resources and networks, particularly churches and schools.
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