Feb 25 2023 69 mins 1
When it comes to the history of the American Cowboy, modern media has painted the picture to look one way, when the reality shows that enslaved African Americans known as "Cow Boys" were truly the icons that changed the west, creating a unique equalizer post Emancipation Proclamation.
Katie Surritt & Katie Schrock take a deep dive into the history of African American cow boys and the impacts they have had on the west, cattle drives, and rodeo as we know it.
To precursor all of this, this is what we have deduced from our own research which includes books, professors, peer-reviews articles, essays, and more. It’s a good variety, but under no circumstance do we consider ourselves experts or scratched the surface so that we can continue developing the true history. People have devoted their whole lives to this and we have devoted a very small time in reality. What we share today is what we know to be true. This is why we are arguing because we are interpreting historical facts.
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