This session led by Dr. Julian Chambliss will explore the real and imagined narratives connected to Black Americans in the West in popular culture. Plus: live: Q&A! Recommended for adults and teens.

From farmers to Buffalo Soldiers, African American contributions to the U.S. Western narrative are often overlooked, marginalizing these contributions and deeds. This talk will show how this omission began and persists in modern culture. Dr. Chambliss is the Val Berryman Curator of History at the Michigan State University Museum, and the former Coordinator of the African American Studies Program at Rollins College.

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