heroes-get-made:lagonegirl:This, also keep in mind that the “American cowboy” has been exaggerated g
heroes-get-made:lagonegirl:This, also keep in mind that the “American cowboy” has been exaggerated greatly by Hollywood and popular myth - it was really only a twenty/thirty year period in the mid-19th century that essentially ended around the American civil war when barbed wire was introduced and eliminated the need for them.If you’re ever in Denver, check out the Black American West Museum. Lots of photos, artifacts, etc.John Wayne’s character in The Searchers was based on a black man named Britt Johnson.#BlackHistory Here’s an older pic (AA on the left, Mexican-American on the right):I’m pretty sure this man is black, too:And this gentleman is either Native American, black, or both.Point being, the West was full of people of color (and women), who helped bring order to a chaotic time. -- source link
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