John West Marker in Place (tap to read)

I was honored to speak to a group at Idaho’s Black History Museum this past week.  After discovering that pioneer John West did not have a headstone on his grave (thank you Bob Hartman), I started a Go-Fund-Me campaign to install one. I was confident we’d raise more money than needed for the monument, so I told contributors that any additional money would go to Idaho’s Black History Museum. In just three days, we raised enough to buy the marker and raised more than $3,000 for the museum.


To read the story of John West, click here.

The new headstone for John West.

Director Phillip Thompson of the Idaho Black History Museum with
​Speaking of Idaho blogger Rick Just.