Following Reconstruction, Black cowboys played a massive role in cattle drives from Texas to railheads up north. Out of an estimated 35,000 cowboys from 1866 to 1897, nearly 9,000 were Black.

Sixty Texas Longhorns made their way down Polk Street on Saturday morning, drawing hundreds of spectators to downtown Amarillo for the annual Coors Cowboy Club Cattle Drive.

“One in four of all the cowboys that went on cattle drives were Black,” Davis said. “One in four, roughly 2,000 — give or take a few hundred — were Black cowboys.” According to ...

(KFOR) – In celebrating Black History Month, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum ... on the ranches of Texas and participated on cattle drives before the Civil War through the turn ...

That’s why Woodson, who shares the history of numerous Black men, women and children who worked on ranches and participated in cattle drives ... their famous father Cleo, who founded Cowboys ...

Everyone who's read Larry McMurtry's masterpiece remembers Joshua Deets. How many people know the amazing life story of his real-life counterpart, Bose Ikard?

“Black Cowboys: An American Story” expands the story of Hollywood’s favorite heroes to include the Black men and women who worked on the cattle drives and ranches. The exhibition is on view ...

The book, which was inspired by Eger's Sarasota Magazine story about the cattle drive, started as a simple photo compilation but evolved into an exploration of Florida’s cowboy history ...

The annual Coors Cowboy Club Cattle Drive will happen around 10 a.m., Saturday, June 7, when the Longhorns will parade through the heart of the city, along with other motorized groups, riders and ...

On its face, “Last Drive to Dodge” is a story about Prophet, a Black cowboy (Yusef Seevers), and ... who has big dreams of owning his own cattle and land, Creech weaves in historical events ...