03542cam a2200769 4500 539830592 TxAuBib 20211201120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496229489 1496229487 B08ZHMXZM7 Amazon dd845477-1705-4132-bb4a-7a36852343df OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6721957 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cartwright, Keith Ryan. Black Cowboys of Rodeo [Libby] : Unsung Heroes from Harlem to Hollywood and the American West. Nebraska, 2021. human rights. racism. Racial Equality. bigotry. segregation. Civil Rights. african american history. Jim Crow. reconstruction. integration. Riding. sports. discrimination. Tex Williams. Social Justice. Equestrian. African American Studies. bull riding. sports history. roping. calf roping. Sports Studies. national finals rodeo. Black Pioneer. Bucking Bronco. Cattle Roping. Cleo Hearn. High School Rodeo. Jackie Robinson of Rodeo. Myrtis Dightman. Professional Cowboy. Racial Barrier. Rodeo Cowboy Association. State High School Rodeo Champion. Steer Wrestling. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 10MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Sociology. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:They ride horses, rope calves, buck broncos, ride and fight bulls, and even wrestle steers. They are Black cowboys, and the legacies of their pursuits intersect with those of America's struggle for racial equality, human rights, and social justice.<br /> Keith Ryan Cartwright brings to life the stories of such pioneers as Cleo Hearn, the first Black cowboy to professionally rope in the Rodeo Cowboy Association; Myrtis Dightman, who became known as the Jackie Robinson of Rodeo after being the first Black cowboy to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo; and Tex Williams, the first Black cowboy to become a state high school rodeo champion in Texas.<br /> <i>Black Cowboys of Rodeo</i> is a collection of one hundred years of stories, told by these revolutionary Black pioneers themselves and set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country.<br />. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-12-01 11:58:26. Glover, Danny L. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dd845477-1705-4132-bb4a-7a36852343df&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dd845477-1705-4132-bb4a-7a36852343df&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dd845477-1705-4132-bb4a-7a36852343df&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)