My dad was a kid in the 1930s and 40s. He had favorites of both the white and black movie cowboys. And was well aware of the real black cowboys of the West. Even in his 70s and 80s he loved watching old cowboy movies. I guess back then cowboys were like Marvel movies.
I loved the character that Danny Glover played in Silverado. It was a good mix of the Wild West freedom aspect, along with displaying some of the racism that was still carried onto the frontier. AND, he was a badass with rifle.
This is just another important historical data that highlights the contributions of African Americans to our country! The information has been intentionally banned from educational curriculums at all levels, especially HBCUs.
That goes against "THE NARRATIVE" I grew up in the 80s.....young black kid.....very interested Cowboys and westerns its ALL I watched and just about all I read. There were PLENTY of black westerns to watch and more books than I could ever get through
One can look at the 1880 census. 1/4 of the herder work force was not black. Not even close. Were there a few? Sure. But the fact is, trail drivers - mostly racist Texans - weren’t often open to ‘racial diversity.’ And line ranches we’re not either. Get your history right. North American Cattle-Ranching Frontiers: Origins, Diffusion and Differentiation (Histories of the American Frontier)
So at 2:10 Aron says 1/8 -1/4. Real simple check. Run the 1880 census and keyword “herder”, “cowboy” and “cow boy.” The result? 12,946 cowboys of which 325 are black or a whopping 2.5%. Not anywhere close to 25%. Run it for 1870 and it is again 2.5%. Data and math are a thing.
And continuing this, this includes demographics east of the Missouri river where “herders” are working in roles significantly different than the traditional western cowboy. So let’s use Colorado and Nebraska as test areas to look specifically at the prototype western cowboy. CO: 1130 total and 999 where white or 85% Black is 7. Mexican 114. NEB: 1431 and 1423 were white or a whopping 99.5%. Black 4 or .3% How about TX?: 94% white, 4% black. This even with a huge ex slave population. In conclusion, if one did this for all the states of the West, there is most likely not going to be much more than 1% of the total ‘cowboy’ work force being black.
Yeah very few blacks could ride a horse in the 19th century let alot be cowboys, this is a fantasy, most cowboys were europeans of race but the original "cowboys" were mexicans.. Cowboy culture is norther mexican culture, the clothibg, the words, tge tevhniques they are all from spain.. Go to souther spain and the rural elite still dress up as fancy cowboys at weddings.. The mixed race mexican settlers introduced it to americans ..
What about mexican vaqueros the ones who are the original northamerican cowboys and the ones who made the culture what it is today. Vaqueros which literally translates to cowboy were in the wild west before it was part of america when it was mexico and new spaint the 1st cowboys were mestizos or what we call mexicans now . The native americans (mexicans) had to work the feilds for the spaniards
1. The video is about the tradition in the US. 2. Whereas the vaquero is well known and well attested in both academic and popular history, (as is evidenced by the comments section under videos about black cowboys) the significance of Africans in the ranch culture of the US almost entirely invisible. 3. The domesticated horse was brought to the Americas by Iberians, whose own equestrian culture owed a great deal to the Moorish presence, which was owed in significant part to West and Sahelian Africans.
@@andrewjohnson8232 Half the US was mexico at that time. The fact is, white spanish vaqueros were in texas in the 1500's, way before the black slaves made it to the USA. And the moors got it from their arab cousins, who got it from central asian khazak people, as khazakstan literally means "land of horses"
All of the cowboy culture comes from spain..the worked leather, the lassos, the chaps, the hads ect it was taken by spain to mexico and adapted and the americans copied it.. Almost nothing is american.. Even the crossdrawing pistols is "mexican style" the "bowie knives" were a spanish thing... The clothibg the americans wear today is of a spanish style taken to mexico.. Even things like cowboy hats are not american.. Infact there is nothing american about cowboys at all.. Not a single american contribution to it. Weird but true.. Thry just adopted another nations culture.. Cowboys exsist in brazil, argentina, chile, pqraguy, uruguy ect too and are identical.. And.. They still exsist in spain.. Also english ate much of the spanish cattle.even today english can be called "beef eaters" ..
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 Glad you were there to witness and record the introduction of the domesticated horse and development of field culture in the region over the last 2,000 years. It stops you from being thoughtless and reactionary.
I personally don’t care if Cowboys are black, white, Mexican, Chinese, or whatever… I’m Asian, Pacific islander… I don’t complain about it, it’s no big deal… It’s just movies and television… Sometimes you go with a person who looks the best on film and the guy who is the best actor… I don’t care if he’s black, white, Asian, Latin American… Because there are Cowboys from South America… And Spain as well… It doesn’t matter… Things are always changing
Mexicans were more likely the first “Vaqueros”.. not white or black.. and the Chinese were major builders of the railroads.. and also had a lot of racial discrimination as well but..just like Native Americans..but they still aren’t the focus of racism as the media portrays..
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My dad was a kid in the 1930s and 40s. He had favorites of both the white and black movie cowboys. And was well aware of the real black cowboys of the West. Even in his 70s and 80s he loved watching old cowboy movies. I guess back then cowboys were like Marvel movies.
This is great. I always include pictures of Black cowboys, but this is much better than anything I could say.
Aw, thanks!
As a Black Cowboy, I endorse this video!
I loved the character that Danny Glover played in Silverado. It was a good mix of the Wild West freedom aspect, along with displaying some of the racism that was still carried onto the frontier. AND, he was a badass with rifle.
This was always something I wondered about. Love this 🎉❤
This needs to be a longer and more in-depth documentary. I hope to see more hidden history, especially on achievements of black people.
Stagecoach Mary was the first woman, white or black, whom had a contract with the U.S. postal service to deliver rural mail..
So
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I wish Denzel Washington would get a decent screen play on the life of Sam Bass and do the movie!!
Very interesting 👍👍👍👍
Good Information
And people complained about the little mermaid 😪 what an ignorante world
My man bass I read about bruh in high school 🏫
What constitutes a ”cowboy”? Raising cattle? The attire? The profession?
Raising cattle
I love this. Thank you. I’d like Hollywood to make movies only with actors of color for several years, to wipe out a tiny bit of the whitewash.
Which would be blackwashing.
Black guys started the cowboy 🤠 movement this is facts
Nope, Mexicans
Google vaquero and find the truth
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Black vaqueros or cowboys started in the Caribbean not Mexico or US. Vaquero culture in the Americas is from the West Indies.
This is just another important historical data that highlights the contributions of African Americans to our country! The information has been intentionally banned from educational curriculums at all levels, especially HBCUs.
This short documentary hides the fact that there were many Black cowboy films or westerns in early cinema. A shame.
That goes against "THE NARRATIVE" I grew up in the 80s.....young black kid.....very interested Cowboys and westerns its ALL I watched and just about all I read. There were PLENTY of black westerns to watch and more books than I could ever get through
Yeah it's a pretty free interpretation of history.
One can look at the 1880 census. 1/4 of the herder work force was not black. Not even close. Were there a few? Sure. But the fact is, trail drivers - mostly racist Texans - weren’t often open to ‘racial diversity.’ And line ranches we’re not either. Get your history right.
North American Cattle-Ranching Frontiers: Origins, Diffusion and Differentiation (Histories of the American Frontier)
So at 2:10 Aron says 1/8 -1/4. Real simple check. Run the 1880 census and keyword “herder”, “cowboy” and “cow boy.” The result? 12,946 cowboys of which 325 are black or a whopping 2.5%. Not anywhere close to 25%. Run it for 1870 and it is again 2.5%. Data and math are a thing.
And continuing this, this includes demographics east of the Missouri river where “herders” are working in roles significantly different than the traditional western cowboy.
So let’s use Colorado and Nebraska as test areas to look specifically at the prototype western cowboy.
CO: 1130 total and 999 where white or 85%
Black is 7.
Mexican 114.
NEB: 1431 and 1423 were white or a whopping 99.5%.
Black 4 or .3%
How about TX?: 94% white, 4% black. This even with a huge ex slave population.
In conclusion, if one did this for all the states of the West, there is most likely not going to be much more than 1% of the total ‘cowboy’ work force being black.
THIS IS WHY MOST WESTERN MOVIES WAS ALWAYS BORING TO ME BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE BLACK PEOPLE IN THEM.
Mexican, native American cowboy
Yeah very few blacks could ride a horse in the 19th century let alot be cowboys, this is a fantasy, most cowboys were europeans of race but the original "cowboys" were mexicans.. Cowboy culture is norther mexican culture, the clothibg, the words, tge tevhniques they are all from spain.. Go to souther spain and the rural elite still dress up as fancy cowboys at weddings.. The mixed race mexican settlers introduced it to americans ..
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 ok
What about mexican vaqueros the ones who are the original northamerican cowboys and the ones who made the culture what it is today. Vaqueros which literally translates to cowboy were in the wild west before it was part of america when it was mexico and new spaint the 1st cowboys were mestizos or what we call mexicans now . The native americans (mexicans) had to work the feilds for the spaniards
Mexicans are the sons of the spainards and the mother of mexicans are the native american indian?
1. The video is about the tradition in the US.
2. Whereas the vaquero is well known and well attested in both academic and popular history, (as is evidenced by the comments section under videos about black cowboys) the significance of Africans in the ranch culture of the US almost entirely invisible.
3. The domesticated horse was brought to the Americas by Iberians, whose own equestrian culture owed a great deal to the Moorish presence, which was owed in significant part to West and Sahelian Africans.
@@andrewjohnson8232 Half the US was mexico at that time. The fact is, white spanish vaqueros were in texas in the 1500's, way before the black slaves made it to the USA. And the moors got it from their arab cousins, who got it from central asian khazak people, as khazakstan literally means "land of horses"
All of the cowboy culture comes from spain..the worked leather, the lassos, the chaps, the hads ect it was taken by spain to mexico and adapted and the americans copied it.. Almost nothing is american.. Even the crossdrawing pistols is "mexican style" the "bowie knives" were a spanish thing... The clothibg the americans wear today is of a spanish style taken to mexico.. Even things like cowboy hats are not american.. Infact there is nothing american about cowboys at all.. Not a single american contribution to it. Weird but true.. Thry just adopted another nations culture.. Cowboys exsist in brazil, argentina, chile, pqraguy, uruguy ect too and are identical.. And.. They still exsist in spain.. Also english ate much of the spanish cattle.even today english can be called "beef eaters" ..
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367
Glad you were there to witness and record the introduction of the domesticated horse and development of field culture in the region over the last 2,000 years.
It stops you from being thoughtless and reactionary.
The original cowboys were Mexican long before the movie cowboys
Spaniards*
I personally don’t care if Cowboys are black, white, Mexican, Chinese, or whatever… I’m Asian, Pacific islander… I don’t complain about it, it’s no big deal… It’s just movies and television… Sometimes you go with a person who looks the best on film and the guy who is the best actor… I don’t care if he’s black, white, Asian, Latin American… Because there are Cowboys from South America… And Spain as well… It doesn’t matter… Things are always changing
Mexicans were more likely the first “Vaqueros”.. not white or black.. and the Chinese were major builders of the railroads.. and also had a lot of racial discrimination as well but..just like Native Americans..but they still aren’t the focus of racism as the media portrays..
Did you not pay attention to “People of color” and she said MEXICAN & you do know there are Afro Mexicans.
Mexicans were first cowboys in america. Google vaquero and you will see.
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