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A Black cowboy from the early 1900s. Black cowboys in the American West accounted for up to an estimated 25% of cowboys "who went up the trail" from the 1860s to 1880s, estimated to be at least 5,000 individuals. [1] They were also part of the rest of the ranching industry in the West. [2] [3]
Author, The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America: George F. Thompson Publishing, 2024. ISBN 978-1960521026 [21] Co-authored with Yvonne Latty, We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans, from World War II to the War in Iraq, New York: HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN 978-0060542177 [3]
The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church (founded in 1838; known as "the National Cathedral of African Methodism") located at 1518 M Street, NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library
While Black cowboys and cowgirls were essential to the Western frontier, they’ve rarely been depicted in classic Western films.
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.
The Jackson Family Rodeo Crew is an Upper Marlboro, Maryland, family of seven epitomizing the rodeo lifestyle and legacy of Black cowboys in the United States. Parents Corey and Robyn Jackson have ...
Black cowgirls and cowboys. African American trail rides, or Black trail rides, are rural parade-like celebrations that commemorate the traditions of Black cowboys and formerly enslaved African Americans who were skilled in caring for and training livestock. [1]
Jim and Gloria Austin opened the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum in 2001 to educate the community about the importance of the diverse history of Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous cowboys.