MOUNTAIN MEN, BUFFALO SOLDIERS, AND CAVALRY:                                                Re-living the Role of African-Americans in the American West

Living History brings to a modern-day audience all of the sensory delights associated with historical
events placed within their proper atmosphere and context.  To that end, the re-enactors of such
events utilize the skills, appearance, and material culture of a people and time to bring history alive.

Henry Crawford, Curator of History at the Museum of Texas Tech University, has played an active
role in living history for some twenty years.  From fur traders to buffalo hunters and cavalry soldiers
to characters from the Texas Republic, Mexican and Civil War eras, Crawford has assumed the
persona of them all. 

A scholar of western history, Crawford has published numerous articles and has given lectures on a
variety of frontier topics. A consultant for publications and historical projects nationwide, he has
appeared in several video documentaries aired on PBS, the Discovery Channel, and the a variety of
frontier topics.  A consultant for publications and historical projects nationwide, he has appeared in
several video documentaries aired on PBS, the Discovery Channel, and the History Channel including
Buffalo Soldiers; Texas Rangers, Legendary Lawmen; Fort Davis: Frontier Outpost; The Mountain
Men; and The Bicycle Corps: America’s Black Army on Wheels.