In 1891, due to the inferior quality of its coal, the UPCC closed the mine, and many of Dana’s Black miners moved to nearby Wyoming coal towns. By the 1920s, places like Rock Springs and Hanna ...

How Wyoming’s Black coal miners shaped their own history Many early Wyoming coal towns had thriving Black communities. by Brigida R. Blasi January 28, 2021 March 20, 2025 ...

Brigida “Brie” Blasi, a public history educator at the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC), was this year’s featured speaker at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) annual national ...