African-American community once played a large part in Butte s history
Butte s historty includes once-thriving Black community
By: John Emeigh
and last updated 2021-01-19 11:19:30-05
BUTTE - Butteâs African American population is under 200 people, but at the turn of the 20th century, it hosted a much larger population.
âHistorically, earlier on, we had early neighborhoods that were kind of exclusive to individuals of color throughout our history,â said Butte historian and teacher Chris Fisk.
At the time, there were two prominently black churches, social clubs and even a newspaper.
âButte was the home of Montanaâs first black-owned newspaper, individuals of color, it was called the Butte New Age. Barbs John Dunton and another guy by name of Chris Dorsey,â said Fisk.