Black Cowboys in Harlem
The All American Cowboy. If a Black man isn’t the first picture to come to mind, don’t feel bad, you’re not alone. However, African American Cowboys drove great cattle herds across the early West. Yet images of black cowboys have been scarce in popular culture, giving the false impression that African Americans were not among the men and women who settled the West.
Check out this article for more info
By the way, I took the shot during The African Day Parade in Harlem. The rider is from an organization called The Federation of Black Cowboys.
I am not going to be original this time, so all I am going to say that your blog rocks, sad that I don’t have suck a writing skills
great post as usual!
Thanks Mark. I appreciate it.