Black Cowboys of Rodeo

Black Cowboys of Rodeo
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 9781496229496
ISBN-13 : 1496229495
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Book Synopsis Black Cowboys of Rodeo by : Keith Ryan Cartwright

Download or read book Black Cowboys of Rodeo written by Keith Ryan Cartwright and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They ride horses, rope calves, buck broncos, ride and fight bulls, and even wrestle steers. They are Black cowboys, and the legacies of their pursuits intersect with those of America’s struggle for racial equality, human rights, and social justice. Keith Ryan Cartwright brings to life the stories of such pioneers as Cleo Hearn, the first Black cowboy to professionally rope in the Rodeo Cowboy Association; Myrtis Dightman, who became known as the Jackie Robinson of Rodeo after being the first Black cowboy to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo; and Tex Williams, the first Black cowboy to become a state high school rodeo champion in Texas. Black Cowboys of Rodeo is a collection of one hundred years of stories, told by these revolutionary Black pioneers themselves and set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country.


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