New take on ‘Shane’ recognizes role of Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans in Old West
Mexican-American playwright Karen Zacarías estimates that half of Old West cowboys after the Civil War were Black or Hispanic ...
Black rodeo legends honored at tribute gala in Oklahoma City
The National black Cowboy Rodeo Awards & Gala payed homage to Black rodeo cowboy legends and present-day cowboys who forged a ...
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Six things Hollywood films get wrong about the Old West
and the bad guys black ones, just to make things simple. But the hats movie-cowboys tend to wear are nothing like the ones people really sported in the Old West. The 'ten-gallon', with its wide ...
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The black cowboys of the Mississippi Delta
It’s estimated that just after the Civil War, one in four cowboys ... black cowboy culture within the Mississippi Delta, challenging one of America's greatest myths surrounding the Wild West.