AfroFrontierism: Blackdom (1900 - 1930)
Timothy E. Nelson, Ph.D., Historian
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Seminar on Blackdom attracts large online audience

by Christina Stock

Friday, February 27, 2021

“An online seminar hosted by the New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC) on the historical township Blackdom on Feb. 23 attracted 87 participants. The audience was able to learn about the latest research and insights into the cultural and historical significance of the township of Blackdom, founded in 1903, 18 miles south of Roswell and 8 miles west of Dexter. By the mid-1920s, most residents had left, turning Blackdom into a ghost town."

Bethany Tabor, NMHC program officer, served as the moderator. She introduced the speakers, which included Janice Dunnahoo of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico (HSSNM) Archives in Roswell. Dunnahoo is a contributing author for the West Texas Historical Association, Wild West Journal, True West Magazine, Texas-New Mexico Border Archives Journal, and a weekly contributor to the Roswell Daily Record.”

Marissa Roybalforty acres, Roswell Daily Record, National Endowment for the Humanities, African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico, Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico Humanities Council, NMSU Art Museum, Taos Center for the Arts, AfroFrontierismComment
KTAL Las Cruces Stories | ​Educator Clarence Fielder
 

Clarence Fielder especially enjoyed sharing the early history of the African-American community of Las Cruces, which centered around his own experiences as well as those of his parents and grandparents. Mr. Fielder was also instrumental in restoring the Phillips Chapel CME Church, founded by his grandparents Ollie and Daniel Hibler, which served as a school during segregation and was named to the National Register of Historic Places as the oldest existing African-American church in New Mexico.

The 12-minute story profiles Mr. Clarence Fielder, a beloved and dedicated teacher who grew up in Las Cruces and taught for many years in the public schools and in the Department of History at NMSU.

The 12-minute story profiles Mr. Clarence Fielder, a beloved and dedicated teacher who grew up in Las Cruces and taught for many years in the public schools and in the Department of History at NMSU.

06:48 Executive Producer, Nan Rubin interviews Dr. Timothy E. Nelson who was one of Mr. Fielder’s students at New Mexico State University.

06:48 Executive Producer, Nan Rubin interviews Dr. Timothy E. Nelson who was one of Mr. Fielder’s students at New Mexico State University.

 
Marissa RoybalNMSU Art Museum, National Endowment for the Humanities, Taos Center for the Arts, Albuquerque Museum, African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico, New Mexico Black Homesteaders, Blackdom Oil Co, Clarence Fielder, Nan Rubenstein, KTAL Las Cruces Stories, Vado, AfroFrontierismComment
University of Northern Iowa's History Club Invites Alum Dr. Nelson
Marissa RoybalUniversity of Northern IowaUNI History Club, Blackdom, Dr. Timothy E. Nelson, Dr. Brian Roberts, Frontier Alchemy, Afro-Frontier, Blackdomites, Blackdom Oil Co, Kayla Lawrence, Fernando Calderon, Dr. Barbara Cutter, African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico, National Endowment for the Humanities, Taos Center for the Arts, NMSU Art Museum, New Mexico Black Homesteaders, Albuquerque MuseumComment
Letter NARA - Digitize Records

Dr. Richard Edwards haD been diligently working on this matter since 2008. See the link for his article below.

Richard Edwards has been named director of the Center for Great Plains Studies, a universitywide interdisciplinary research center. The announcement was made Nov. 18 by David Manderscheid, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Richard Edwards is a primary leader in the “Homestead Records Project,” a consortium formed to digitize, preserve and make accessible approximately two million original homestead land-entry files.

This unfortunate decision would leave the important homesteading states of Colorado, Montana, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Mexico, Washington, and California back in the hard-to-access and costly-to-access paper records regime. I believe NARA’s decision is mistaken, and that it should be a HIGH priority to finish digitizing these records. Richard Edwards, Director, Center for Great Plains Studies, Professor of Economics, August 31, 2018

Marissa RoybalNew Mexico Black Homesteaders, New Mexico Black History, African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico, Mikal B Eckstrom, Ashley Adams, Jacob K Friefeld, Dr. Richard Edwards, Center for Great Plains Studies, National Parks Service, NMSU Art Museum, National Endowment for the Humanities, Afro-Frontier, AfroFrontierism, Significance of the Afro-Frontier, Dr. Timothy E. Nelson, Dr. Maceo DailyComment
Dr. Timothy E. Nelson Uncovers New Mexico's Blackdom | Production of NM PBS ¡COLORES!

An interview with Gwenyth Doland.

Passionate about the significance of the Afro-Frontier in American history, Dr. Timothy E. Nelson uncovers the forgotten history of New Mexico’s Blackdom.

New Mexico Black History Black History Month 2020

Marissa RoybalNMPBS, Colores, Blackdom, Dr. Timothy E. Nelson, Black History Month, New Mexico Black History, Black Homesteaders, African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Parks Service, New Mexico Black Homesteaders, New Mexico Humanities Council, Hakim Bellamy, Afro-Frontier, AfroFrontierismComment