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Jun 28, 2024 · Another Black explorer, James Beckwourth, found freedom and opportunity on the Western frontier in the mid-19th century. Born into slavery in Virginia but liberated by his white father,...
Jul 1, 2024 · Few traces of Beckwourth’s legacy are found locally. Marysville artist Louie Lethridge (b. 1966) painted key themes from Yuba-Sutter’s Black History on in-progress exhibit display cases, including a portrait of James Beckwourth.
3 days ago · Masterson was in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 25, 1894, acting as a second for Charlie Mitchell during Mitchell's heavyweight title shot at the champion, James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett. Mitchell was knocked cold in three rounds.
Jun 28, 2024 · The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Wilderness. Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries....
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2 days ago · Born into slavery, James Beckwourth found freedom as a mountain man and became one of the great entrepreneurs of Gold Rush California. Matthew Henson, the son of African American sharecroppers, left rural Maryland behind to seek the North Pole.
3 days ago · Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was a runaway slave, gunfighter, farmer, scout, tracker, railroad agent and deputy U.S. Marshal. He spoke and understood the languages of several Native American tribes including Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and Creek.
Jul 19, 2024 · Referred to in the early 1800’s as South Side or South Broadway, the land where the Baker neighborhood is located today was originally a 160-acre tract homesteaded by William and Elizabeth Byers. Elizabeth’s brother, Edward Sumner, and mountaineer James Beckwourth joined them for the trip to Denver.
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