"The Black History of Cowboys and Cowboy Music" Topic
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Tango01  | 26 Apr 2025 5:21 p.m. PST |
"After the Civil War, thousands of formerly enslaved people headed west, lured by the opportunity for freedom, regular wages, and to escape the social restrictions of the South. Because many of them had experience working cattle on plantations, the work of a cowboy was a natural fit. The terms cowboy and cowhand have a fascinating but racially tinged history. Originally, cowhand was a designation given only to whites. Cowboys was a term solely used for Blacks…"
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