Category Archives: Racism

The Laboratory-War Zone: Natural Knowledge and Frontier Violence in the American West

Posted on November 13, 2023 by ahcadmin

The “Skull of [a] Medicine Man” sits among 728 photographs in William Henry Jackson’s Descriptive Catalogue of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories produced between 1869 and 1873. This seemingly unremarkable catalog listing obscures a disturbing reality – … Continue reading →

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Resources in the Toppan Rare Book Library for Black History Month

Posted on February 6, 2023 by ahcadmin

Black History Month is celebrated annually in February. It honors all Black people from all periods of U.S. history, from the enslaved people first brought over from Africa in the early 17th century to Blacks living in the United States … Continue reading →

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Wyoming’s Chinese Dragon

Posted on January 30, 2023 by ahcadmin

For more than twenty years, the communities in Rock Springs’ and Evanston’s Chinatowns shared and displayed a large, colorful dragon during their Lunar (Chinese) New Year Parade. The soon-to-be famous dragon first made front page news in 1895, when it … Continue reading →

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The Black 14: Protests and Reactions

Posted on January 16, 2023 by ahcadmin

Martin Luther King Jr. Day—observed yearly on the third Monday of January—honors the achievements of Dr. King, a prominent civil rights leader who played a vital role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Posted on May 1, 2022 by ahcadmin

The month of May is a time to celebrate the history, traditions, cultures, and contributions of all Asian American and Pacific Islander immigrants and citizens in the United States. This month was chosen because it commemorates the immigration of the … Continue reading →

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American oil exploration and memories of western Venezuela in the early 20th century

Posted on March 14, 2022 by ahcadmin

My interest in oil narratives stems my own personal experience as a native of one of the most representative oil towns in western Venezuela, Cabimas. I grew up in the shadow of towering oil derricks and gas flares, understanding that … Continue reading →

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Eyewitness to Racism: Andrew Bugas and the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885

Posted on June 22, 2020 by ahcadmin

Andrew Bugas (Andrej Bugos) was not quite 20 years old in 1885 when he arrived in Rock Springs to work in the Union Pacific’s coal mines. Born in Austria, he came to the United States in 1880 to join his … Continue reading →

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