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Legacy of Black Cowboys
Curtis
2021-11-08 17:28:27
They introduced the name Cowboys
African Americans were actually the first to proudly use the label “cowboys,” and this line of work could be a Black man's ticket to freedom, according to Robinson.
“After the Civil War, a lot of the cowboys started out on their own, because they left their slave owners," he said. "Some of them branched out on their own and bought ranches."
Curtis
2021-11-08 17:35:11
Overthrow
2021-11-09 00:41:10
In replhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquero y to Curtis
Some additional info. May actually support the article as Mexican labourers, even in those early times, were considered unappealing to European settlers.
SnoopDog
2021-11-10 14:33:10
In reply to Curtis
Legacy of Black Cowboys
Even some of the Sheriffs where Black.
Overthrow
2021-11-10 15:54:32
Bass Reeves was considered the first black Texas Ranger in the 1680’s. it is believed the Lone Ranger story is based on him.
Curtis
2021-11-10 16:50:10
Curtis
2021-11-10 16:52:35
Curtis
2021-11-10 16:56:12
Overthrow
2021-11-10 17:04:35
In reply to Curtis
There are quite a few cattle trails first traversed by black cowboys. Some trails bare their names, however depicted as white in the movies. Unfortunately do not recall any of the names.
mikesiva
2021-11-10 17:11:14
In reply to Curtis
It's estimated that 25% of all cowboys were black.
Overthrow
2021-11-10 20:05:22
In reply to mikesiva
Most likely a higher percentage. At the time slavery was abolished approximately 60% of the population in the U.S. was black. Hence the reason for mass migration from Europe when realization dawned that political power could potentially change hands.
Brerzerk
2021-11-11 01:50:55
In reply to Curtis
where do the names of every single descendant of An African slave born in The so-called 'New World' get their name from? Bass was a Bad-John who if he knew his origins probably woulda named himself Babatunde Olatunji
Curtis
2021-11-11 04:29:24
In reply to Brerzerk
True enough.
I was thinking Bass ,as pronounced, 'Base'.
mikesiva
2021-12-18 12:03:58
In reply to Overthrow
I just watched "Hell on the Border", a very interesting film about Bass Reeves....
