This week's open threads will highlight African-Americans and their lives during the Old West. Mary Fields (c. 1832–1914), also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first African-American female star route mail carrier in the United States. She was not an employee of the United States Post Office; … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West
Mary Fields
Thursday Open Thread – African American Cowboys
This week's open thread has focused on famous African American Cowboys. Today's theme will focus an African American Cowgirl. Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary, was the first African-American woman employed as a mail carrier in the United States, driving her mail route by stagecoach from Cascade, Montana to St. Peter's Mission, Montana. She was only the second … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread – African American Cowboys