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My Name Is America is a series of historical novels published by Scholastic Press. Each book is written in the form of a journal of a fictional young man's life during an important event or time period in American history. Seen as a companion to Scholastic's Dear America series, it was primarily aimed at boys 9-12 years old.
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]
The Old West is a series of books about the history of the American Old West era, published by Time-Life Books from 1973 through 1980. Each book focused on a different topic specific for the era, such as cowboys, American Indians, gamblers and gunfighters.
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.
The New York City Federation of Black Cowboys (FBC) is an organization dedicated to horsemanship training, children's education, and keeping alive the traditions of African-American cowboys from the Old West. [1] [2] [3] It is located in The Hole, a low-lying neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City.
"Black, Hispanic riding clubs keep cowboy identity alive after years of 'whitewashing' ". ABC News. 29 Aug 2020. Hayley Bartels (3 Oct 2018). "Black cowboys of Mississippi 'so much more than just John Wayne or the Marlboro man' ". ABC News. William DeLong (24 Mar 2018). "The Forgotten Black Cowboys Of The Wild West". All That's Interesting.
The Horn Book Magazine, in a review of Black Cowboy, wrote: "In vivid, poetic prose, Lester tells the tale of a uniquely talented man, cowboy Bob Lemmons. ..Pinkney's magnificent earth-toned paintings bring to life the wild beauty of the horses and the western plains, the dark drama of a nighttime thunderstorm, the fierce battle of the stallions", and concluded: "This latest collaboration ...
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.