Friday, February 15, 2019

black cowboys

The sub-culture of black cowboys in the Mississippi delta is the subject of an ongoing project by the photographer Rory Doyle. Resisting stereotypes around what it means to be a cowboy, Delta Hill Riders will be shown in his solo exhibition at ThePrintSpace gallery in London from 29 February until 26 March.

I once read and cannot believe I made it up that the single largest cattle ranch in the United States remains, as ever, not in Texas, but in Florida where early settlers loosed the cattle and "cattle hunting" led to the rise of the
"cracker" -- the man who would use the crack of his whip while
cattle hunting."

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  1. Andy ShizenFebruary 16, 2019 at 11:44 AM

    Didn’t Mel Brooks do a movie about a Black Cowboy?
    ...,

    Yes, it was “Blazing Saddles.” Cleavon Little became Sheriff won over the racist town and fought off the evil railroaders.

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