One out of every 3 cowboys were black.
Cowboys was the racist term used by White Supremacists, for the grown black men tending the herds. They referred to all black men back then, no matter their age, as boy. If you were black and tended the heard, you were a cowboy. Their White counterparts who road horses, were called drovers. Racist Hollywood didn't think the name Drover Pictures would sell enough movie tickets. So they rewrote and stole even more history from black people. Excluded people of color, and Cowboy Pictures were born. Every ethnicity was represented in The West, the discovery gold promised prosperity and new life to anyone that possessed it.
The Guns of Fort Petticoat, was supposed to have taken place during the Civil War, 1 year before The First Buffalo Soldier.
Buffalo soldiers were African American soldiers, who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. In 1866. Six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments were created, after Congress passed the Army Organization Act.
Contrary to Hollywood depiction., That great migration and The Wild West, only lasted 20 years. The railroad ended roundups and wagon trains. The Telegraph came to California between 1849 and 1853. The days of Free Native American's were then numbered. The Battle of the Little Bighorn was January 25 & 26, 1876.
This channel was created to support The House of Images and Sounds Charity 84 2664090 Donations are welcome and tax deductible https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/the-house-of-images-and-sounds
The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957
Views:
0 comments:
Post a Comment