"The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Feb 2023 9:01 p.m. PST |
"In his 1907 autobiography, cowboy Nat Love recounts stories from his life on the frontier so cliché, they read like scenes from a John Wayne film. He describes Dodge City, Kansas, a town smattered with the romanticized institutions of the frontier: "a great many saloons, dance halls, and gambling houses, and very little of anything else." He moved massive herds of cattle from one grazing area to another, drank with Billy the Kid and participated in shootouts with Native peoples defending their land on the trails. And when not, as he put it, "engaged in fighting Indians," he amused himself with activities like "dare-devil riding, shooting, roping and such sports."
Though Love's tales from the frontier seem typical for a 19th-century cowboy, they come from a source rarely associated with the Wild West. Love was African-American, born into slavery near Nashville, Tennessee…."
Main page link Armand |
Bunkermeister  | 26 Feb 2023 12:13 a.m. PST |
There were lots of Black cowboys. After the war, many moved out West like everyone else, looking for work, freedom, opportunity. Mike Bunkermeister Creek |
| doc mcb | 26 Feb 2023 8:51 a.m. PST |
Yes, lots. I think we knew this. |
| Tango01 | 26 Feb 2023 3:36 p.m. PST |
Not many movies about them…
Armand
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| 42flanker | 27 Feb 2023 4:27 a.m. PST |
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| Shagnasty | 27 Feb 2023 8:19 a.m. PST |
Nice article. I knew the outline but it is nice some have some context. |
| Tango01 | 27 Feb 2023 3:04 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it… Armand |
| DJCoaltrain | 02 Mar 2023 9:44 p.m. PST |
Tango01 – There are a lot of black cowboy movies. They're just hard to find. Here's a start: YouTube link and: YouTube link |
| Tango01 | 03 Mar 2023 3:16 p.m. PST |
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