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Nat Love (1854–1921), an African-American cowboy and former slave. After the Reconstruction of the South after the American Civil War, freed slaves were still denied land ownership and other rights in many states, and about 20,000 Exodusters headed west to Kansas between 1879 and 1884, with smaller migrations to other Western states.
The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American Old West (circa 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys
Pages in category "African Americans in the American Old West" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Charlie Sampson is a modern cowboy of color. He was the first African American cowboy to win a world championship in professional rodeo in 1982 and was inducted into the National Multicultural ...
List of African-American sports firsts; History of African Americans in the Canadian Football League; Black college football national championship; Rooney Rule; U.S. national anthem kneeling protests; Other sports: List of first black players for European national football teams (association football) Baseball color line. List of first black ...
This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans (for the outdated and unscientific racial term) or Afro-Americans.African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of citizens of the United States mainly descended from various West African and Central African peoples with possible minor additional ancestry from Europe or indigenous Americans and other regions of Africa.
Now in its 33rd year, the Bill Pickett Rodeo brings together the best black cowboys and cowgirls out there as well as rekindling the history and contributions African-Americans have made to the rodeo.
Some estimates suggest that in the late 19th century, one out of every three cowboys was a Mexican vaquero, and 20% may have been African-American. [26] Other estimates place the number of African-American cowboys as high as 25 percent. [59] Regardless of ethnicity, most cowboys came from lower social classes and the pay was poor.