Black Panther

"Black Panther, the Half-Blood: The Slaves of the Silver Mines. A Tale of Old Arizona" by Jos. E. Badger Jr. concerns Spanish colonial oppression in Arizona mining territory. The narrative centers on Pablo, a half-blood chief of the Tejuas Indians enslaved at a silver mine, who refuses degrading orders from overseer Don Manuel. When struck, Pablo retaliates, prompting Don Manuel to arrest him on charges of disobedience and inciting insurrection. Pablo is tried before Spanish mine-owners and condemned to sixty lashes at a whipping-post followed by dungeon confinement. The story establishes themes of colonial brutality, slave resistance, and the gathering resentment among the enslaved workforce toward their Spanish masters.