Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier, 1900-1930

11.3.23 – Founded at the turn of the 20th century, Blackdom was a freedom colony in southern New Mexico formed by Black settlers hoping to escape the Jim Crow south. New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with Dr. Timothy Nelson to talk about his new book, “Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier,” which explains how the colony’s goals grew and shifted between 1900 and 1930. 

Correspondent: Russell Contreras 

Guest: Dr. Timothy Nelson, Author, “Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier, 1900-1930″