There are many newspaper articles on Blackdom, New Mexico in both national and New Mexico newspapers. Here is a small selection of what can be found. At the New Mexico State Library, we have thousands of rolls of newspapers on microfilm; many of them are available for interlibrary loan. Contact your local library for information and to start the process.
Blackdom in the Borderlands: Significance of the Afro-Frontier (1903-1929) by Dr. Timothy Nelson, El Palacio, Spring 2021 (available digitally and in print).
Memorial to Be Built for Little Known Black Community. Clovis News Journal, January 17, 2010.
Blackdom Settlement a Tribute to Two Men’s Courage, Hope. Artesia Daily Press, Feb. 28th, 2016.
Long Before King, Black Settlers in New Mexico Had a Dream, Santa Fe New Mexican, January 19, 2020.
Blackdom’s Legacy by Rev. Landjur Abukusumo in Roswell: 100 Years of History, 2012, p.35-36 (magazine available digitally)
Blackdom by Daniel Gibson. New Mexico Magazine, February 1986, 64, p. 46-51 (available at the New Mexico State Library)
A Dream for True Independence; State’s First African-American Community Thrives, But Not for Long, Roswell Daily Record, March 11, 2018.
Recalling Blackdom, New Mexico and Other Tales of the Past by Tim McGivern, Weekly Alibi. Vol. 11. No. 9. 2002.
Roswell Daily Record Aug. 24, 2000
Roswell Daily Record Oct. 27, 2002
