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Facing the Rising Sun: The Journey of African American Homesteaders in NM

An photo of two people on a screen in the Facing the Rising Sun: The Journey of African American Homesteaders in NM exhibit.

07.01.22- Host Gene Grant explores the stories behind a mobile art exhibit, sharing the history of African American homesteaders who settled in New Mexico in the 19th Century.  Host/Correspondent: Gene Grant Guests:Rita Powdrell, director, African American Museum & Cultural Center of NMThomas Williams, documentarianMarilyn Pettes Hill, third generation homesteaderEric Yakley, technologist – Facing the Rising…

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New Book Shares Genízaro Slavery History in New Mexico

Genizaros

July 26, 2019 – Slavery was not just a practice in the American South. It was also extremely common in the Southwest United States, especially New Mexico. Native Americans were often captured and sold to Hispanic families, a practice that continued up to and beyond the Civil War. They were called genízaros. It is not…

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