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September 14, 2015

September 14, 2015

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW

THAT BLACK AND

HISPANIC MEN

CREATED

THE COWBOY

LIFESTYLE?

blk cowboys

When we envision a cowboy, we think of a Caucasian male figure. Usually the image of Roy Rogers pops up in your head. But what the world fails to recognize is that there were and still are African American cowboys that deserve recognition.

This brief video clip shows how Black and Hispanic culture created the cowboy life. Did you know the word “cowboy” comes from white men calling Black and Hispanic men “boy?”