#maryfields

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Now I understand why she was armed and ready for a war that many of us today are unaware of the daily struggle that has been happening since the 1800s.

Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary. 1832-1914. You’ve heard of Belle Starr, Calamity Jane, and Annie Oakley but not Stagecoach Mary. In 1895 at the age of SIXTY (60) Mary Fields began employment as a  Star Route Carrier which used a stagecoach to deliver mail in the unforgiving weather and rocky terrain of Montana. This made her the first African-American woman to work for the U.S. Postal Service. Mary didn’t play any games, she carried multiple firearms, most notably a .38 Smith & Wesson. It’s funny that whenever she was portrayed in film, certain people would start that “PC” this and “PC” that nonsense. Sorry, she was an actual historical person… and she was BLACK! It's up to US to learn OURstory not HIStory!

Reposted from @realhistoryuncovered At six feet, 200 pounds, and with "the temperament of a grizzly bear," Stagecoach Mary Fields was a force to be reckoned with. She always had a cigar or rifle handy and was the only woman permitted to drink in her local saloon. This is the true story of the first black postwoman in U.S. history — click the link in our profile to read more.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #stagecoachmary #maryfields #blackhistory #womenshistory #postoffice #legends #wildwest #montana https://www.instagram.com/p/CPex2Z1gqgTz9uj6pAzvW0sEBug_h2V2jQvEHQ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

#blackhistorymonth lesson 9- #MaryFields, also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first African-American woman star route mail carrier in the United States. #blackhistoryyoudidntlearninschool #mailcarrier #stagecoachmary #HowYouLivin #RoyaltyPromotions #BhindthescenRadio (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK969sklYUB/?igshid=f6j1vdtwrbwl

Amazing! Reposted from @facts_and_video At the age of 63, this gunslinging, booze-swilling, fist-fighting freed slave became the first black woman in U.S. history to deliver the mail — and she did it across the Wild West. From smoking her own hand-rolled cigars to fighting off a pack of wolves, follow the link in our profile to read the true story of Stagecoach Mary Fields.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #ushistory #blackhistory #stagecoachmaryfields #maryfields #wildwest #badass - #regrann (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nbP-CnAlV/?igshid=1dadlkaxf3mnl

As one descendant of a black cowboy explained, "We didn't write the books. We didn't produce the movies. So we were politely deleted." There is a conspicuous absence of the black cowboy recorded in the history of the American cattle-ranching industry. The role these men played in the settling of the Old West deserves scholarly attention. When you get time google these names. #BlackCowboys #AddisonJones #MaryFields #CharlieWillis #IsomDart #TheTexasKid #BassReeves #CherokeeBill #NatLove #BillPickett #BobLemmons #Cowboy #WildWest (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuKRfkOgLUN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cfaao1u7yhjt

She is me. #maryfields https://www.instagram.com/p/BpG2szhhyrK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t04r8lbcnczt