The complete history of America's Western Frontier has never been written. People of African descent and other ethnic groups took part in every venture that helped to develop the vast area encompassed by the Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico, Mexican Border, Pacific Ocean and the Canadian Border.

This message board welcomes anyone interested in discussing the history/genealogy of African Americans, (explorers, prospectors, mountain men, fur traders, cowboys, soldiers, scouts, farmers, ranchers, teachers, nurses, cooks, mule drivers, handymen, washerwomen, businessmen/women and the exodusters of 1879), as well as their relationships with other groups. This forum is strictly limited to serious discussion of these and other related topics. All other posts will be removed.

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