The Buffalo People Author:Lee Davis Willoughby Among the ex-slaves and black freedmen who made the perilous journey West after the Civil War in search of new life, love and freedom was a man of heroic strength, who was to change forever the face of the Colorado territory. His name was Birdwell Jacobs, son of a white planter and a slave woman of noble Ashanti lineage. He rose to be a leader a... more »mong the "buffalo soldiers," fighting gallantly in the brutal struggle with the Indian tribes. Then he met and fell in love with the bold and beautiful Jody Robb - in a towering passion that challenged all barriers and taboos - forever sealing his destiny.« less