BLACK HISTORY DROP
The original cowboys lived in Mexico and the Caribbean, and most of them were Black, both cattle and herdsmen are genetically linked to Africa’s Fulani tribe.
Post-Emancipation, one of the most available work opportunities for men was cattle herding and breeding. The term cowboy was a slur, that gradually got reappropriated.
In the early 1900s, Bill Pickett emerged as a rodeo star, being one of the earliest Black movie stars.