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'Delta Hill Riders': African-American cowboy culture in the Mississippi Delta
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Posted on 06/16/2018 11:45:00 AM PDT by BBell
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When I moved down to Southern Louisiana I was surprised by the real black cowboys down here. They love their horses like any cowboy would. Growing up and living in various parts of the country I had never seen a lot of black cowboys before.
Delta Hill Riders African-American cowboy culture in the Mississippi Delta James, a smoking Delta cowboy with a golden grill, poses for a portrait in Bolivar County, Miss., November 2017. (Photograph by Rory Doyle)
Delta Hill Riders African-American cowboy culture in the Mississippi Delta Big Mike teaches kids to ride horses in rural Humphreys County, Miss., March 2018. (Photograph by Rory Doyle)
Delta Hill Riders African-American cowboy culture in the Mississippi Delta Joe Dancing Cowboy Wrenn and his wife Barbara dance on Cowboy Night at Club Black Castle in Ruleville, Miss., February 2018. (Photograph by Rory Doyle)
Delta Hill Riders African-American cowboy culture in the Mississippi Delta Grandson Javaris and grandfather Rogers pose for a portrait after riding their horses in the Christmas parade in Cleveland, Miss., Decemeber 2017. (Photograph by Rory Doyle)
Delta Hill Riders African-American cowboy culture in the Mississippi Delta ReRe, a young cowgirl poses for a portrait at the Black Heritage Rodeo in Greenville, Miss., January 2018. (Photograph by Rory Doyle)
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posted on
06/16/2018 11:45:00 AM PDT
by
BBell
To: BBell
Gee, is nothing sacred? /sarc
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posted on
06/16/2018 11:47:05 AM PDT
by
A_Former_Democrat
(Samantha BeeITCH . . . BOYCOTT CANADIAN Travel & Products BUY AMERICAN)
To: BBell
Awesome. Makes me think of Blazing Saddles. 🍿🍻😹🐂🐎. Works for me and I've known some from when we lived there. Great folks.
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posted on
06/16/2018 11:49:07 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: rktman
100% cowboys and cowgirls.
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posted on
06/16/2018 11:51:10 AM PDT
by
BBell
(not drinking, just a smart a$$)
To: BBell
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posted on
06/16/2018 11:51:40 AM PDT
by
PGalt
To: BBell
Only a Liberal would be surprised at the thought of a Cowboy or a Cowgirl being black. I swear! Those people are so out of touch with who Americans are.
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posted on
06/16/2018 11:55:17 AM PDT
by
Howie66
("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
To: Howie66
Also busts the leftist stereotypes that blacks are helpless, ignorant animals incapable of being strong independent Americans
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:03:44 PM PDT
by
MuttTheHoople
(Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism3)
To: Howie66
Eastern city slickers just discovered black cowboys?
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:04:13 PM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Howie66
Eastern city slickers just discovered black cowboys?
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:04:13 PM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: BBell
I had never seen a lot of black cowboys before.
You have Hollywood to blame for this fact.
Being a "cowboy" was literally the bottom rung of society. So these were rough men of ALL races. Read some article that about a third of all cowboys were black. A large amount were of Hispanic extraction, depending on what location(North or South of the Border.)
My favorite black cowboy character was Mr. Kightlinger(sp?)of the John Wayne movie The Cowboys. Loved that movie!
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:09:17 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(" Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didnÂ’t.")
To: BBell
An estimated 1/3 of Caribbean and Atlantic pirates were black, too.
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:09:21 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: BBell
Even the western states, the location of Hollywood westerns, had far more black cowboys than ever depicted in Hollywood movies.
To: BBell
To: MuttTheHoople
To: BBell
a young cowgirl poses for a portrait
This is what people should think of when the phrase " Strong, Proud and Black...but liberals think of "whitey hating Black Panthers".
Bet this young woman wouldn't manage the phrase "All hat and no cattle"
(love the warm, self assured smirk on her face)
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:16:23 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(" Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didnÂ’t.")
To: MuttTheHoople
Which is why you don’t hear much about it.
To add many Buffalo Soldiers after leaving the Army went out West and became US Marshals. Not much is written about that. My guess is that it also doesn’t fit the PC mold.
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:23:03 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(When words can mean anything, they can also mean nothing.)
To: BBell
Cattle in the Mississippi delta?
Don’t the alligators eat them?
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:23:42 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BBell
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:25:14 PM PDT
by
deport
To: BBell
I was once driving in downtown Baltimore, and three Black dudes were riding horses. I was so confused...
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:30:22 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: BBell
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posted on
06/16/2018 12:35:07 PM PDT
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EEGator
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