Who were the Black cowboys? They were drovers, foremen, fiddlers, cowpunchers, cattle rustlers, cooks, and singers.
The first overview of the subject in more than fifty years, B.
Most who joined the long trail drives were men, but Black women also rode and worked on western ranches and farms.
They came from varied backgrounds--some grew up in slavery, while free blacks often got their start in Texas and Mexico.
They worked as wranglers, riders, ropers, bulldoggers, and bronc busters.
Who were the Black cowboys? They were drovers, foremen, fiddlers, cowpunchers, cattle rustlers, cooks, and singers