Black Cowboys: A Forgotten Narrative

[@hometeamhistory806]

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[@El_Chuncho]

Black cowboys, one of my favorite historical deep dives. ✌🏿

[@1almosawi]

Not many talk this topic 🎉🤖

[@christinaluedke9779]

I'm in TX my cousin was a cowboy. He became a truck driver because those jobs dried up. Much love to my black cowboys.

[@julielasyonekerry2185]

I live in a town in Louisiana where the "Black Cowboys" still ride their horses through town & on trail rides & in rodeos as well ❤❤❤❤❤

[@pinkkyywells7299]

WOW I bet that's a majestic sight.

[@InterstateRevenue]

im in Louisiana too, we ride out by the levee & swamps every weekend with the children…

[@BeeWhistler]

My daughter was home schooled using the California public school curriculum, and I’m glad to say we studied the subject of black cowboys not only in her US History course but also in a couple of pieces from her literature studies. It wasn’t just a passing mention, we explored the topic as well as any individual group you might discuss in the hasty historical studies of public school and it was a favorite of ours.

[@Droo444]

That’s wrong

[@grapeshot]

Yes it is. A forgotten narrative I watched a lot of westerns with my mom growing up and if you didn't know any better you would think there were like no black people out West.

[@feddi7693]

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[@Dr.Sharron]

They were the ones who came up with the concept of cowboys but excluded from their own history.

[@brotherkareem181]

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[@Bklyn112]

Black cowboys tamed the west! Many Africans were herders. In many parts of Africa, cattle was your wealth. Cows and horses weren't native to Europe or the Americas. Indigenous people in what is now the Americas didn't use horses until after the Spanish brought them here. Home Team you don't want to say that the Black cowboys didn't learn their craft from Africa but in the early years, 1500's in Spanish America, they most certainly did. Later cowboys had an ancestral memory of their craft.

[@SgtRock57]

Ditto 👍🏾

[@shaunmodipane1]

I still remember how shocked I was when I heard of black cowboys for the first time.

[@mikegreen8938]

Huh.

[@carnal61]

Me too an they were the only ones in America

[@wigsplitter777]

Then you are really privileged or lack common sense if you own a group of people(regardless of race)why wouldn't you try out this source of revenue I'd be more surprised if there wasn't any

[@sasbridgecloserstudent]

Great video. Thank you for tying together the experiences with horses of black Americans and Africans on the continent. I was pleasently surprised when I saw videos of Africans riding horses on the beach in The Gambia. The both have their unique and respective connections with horses. However, this history lesson erases the idea that black people did not know about horses until we were enslaved.

[@Tareltonlives]

I remember going to the Rodeo museum in Colorado springs this summer and was shocked how white and male it was. The Mexicans got the cowboy from Spain, and established it in the US. Natives going European, along with free men and immigrants going west, made up half the cowboys since they were paid almost nothing. It was a low-paying hard-working dirty dangerous job, so the socially marginalized got it. And yet when Cowboys became superstars in the early 20th century, they were whitewashed to appeal to audiences, creating a west that never existed. It's not only insulting but alarming. Whether in Africa or the diaspora, millions of people are simply erased from our perceptions.

[@jeanettesdaughter]

And thanks be to God for people like you who know and spread the word. Keep it pushing. Black men need a better way to be in their manhood, a more basic and healthy masculinity. So the more we know, the better we can all do -/ not just the few.

[@janicehudson4373]

Once lived near Sedalia, Missouri in mid 70's. It Was a major stop for cattled herded up from Texas to the north. From there they drove the cattle east to Kansas city. The route was made into Highway 50. They use to enact a small drive with a few cattle and chuck wagon.

[@allielabr]

Great video! I did a research paper about this topic a few years ago, it's such an important narrative to remember and learn about

[@camaradiop3731]

The lawman Bass Reeves was "the bomb"!!!!

[@glennpeterson2477]

In addition to the info provided in this vid, the black seminoles where also knowed as great horsemen. Seminole scount members where invited to trained West Point cadets on horsemenship, also in modern Ethiopia their cavalry was much feared. The Egyptain-Ethiopian war (1874-1876), the Arabs admitted that the Shotelai cavalry was superior to their own. Ethiopian horsemen once again distinguished themselves during the first Italo-Ethiopian War, delivering the final blow in the Battle of Adwa.

[@jeanettesdaughter]

Thank you for the even bigger view. I have had a lifelong fascination gif and awe of horses. My children found that movie the Bksck Dysllion enchanting. Do much I’d not known about the origins and true natures of our people. More more more!

[@glennpeterson2477]

@@jeanettesdaughter, Thank you for the kind words, since you appreciate it I do have More to share. The Hausa-Fulani people of northern Nigeria great horse culture. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKSQqpeul6-hg80si=HrhhlCiWOM2ZXHm4&t=74

[@ALIENDNA14]

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[@inttrovertedmonk851]

There is a lot you didn't cover; THE BLACK WEST by William Loren Katz, it covers everything from African who become chiefs of different Indigenous tribes through the North American continent as well as major towns founded by former slaves. Also check out Black, Red and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territories Art Burton; The Forgotten Hero's: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers, Clinton Cox; Freedom on the Border Black Seminoles; and African Presence in Early America, Africans in the America long before Columbus, Ivan Van Sertima. These books should give you an insane amount of content, good reading!

[@bri.decode]

Interesting, thx for sharing ❤

[@darkservantofheaven]

Thank you for the recommendation. I'll look into that book

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[@trenae77]

The video is a great launching board into the subject; we can’t expect him to cover the full story. But it’s always great when others can come in and help expand the learning experience! ❤

[@soda8736]

Ivan Van Sirtma book is pseudo.

[@loveallah512]

The blackman was The Cowboy. The white man was called a cattleman

[@richardmontonio1486]

Sorry to bust your bubble but spainards brought horses from Spain to America and spainards had children with native American Indians making Mexican children. Horses were brought into America when white and black men were not even in America yet. The word vaquero means cowboy and vaqueros taught white men how to ride and handle horses after the Mexican and American war. Mexicans that lived on the north of the border were given American citizenship when you blacks were still slaves in the south. The first cowboys in America are Mexicans, the native Indians knew how to ride also because they were taught by spainards. White men learned how to ride horses and handle cattle only thru the teachings of Mexicans. In Mexico they have many horses and cattle, in Mexico being a cowboy is still heavy part of their lives. They have rodeos and bullfighting. White taught you blacks how to ride and handle cattle as a cowboy. In Spain right now research that horses and spainards are well connected?

[@trenae77]

As a Missourian, I would love to see you look into the history of Tom Bass and his expertise with horses.

[@trenae77]

And, ironically, as I’m watching this, Paramount announces the upcoming Premier of 1883: the Bass Reeves story.

[@pinkkyywells7299]

As always informative commentary. I dont know anything about AFRICANS and horses, but I do know about BLACK AMERICAN cowboys. We can all get more information and see some real life BLACK AMERICAN COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS at the Bill PIckett Invitational Rodeo. Online you can see where the show will be, I seen it twice in my life and enjoyed every second of it.💖

[@mikegreen8938]

Ok, but before any black American cowboys existed, West and North African had indigenous black Africans on horses....

[@pinkkyywells7299]

@@mikegreen8938 and ? What has that to do with what I said. And to be honest I don't GAF about anything to do with the AFRICAN continent. And there are no BLACK AFRICANS they are just AFRICANS. Go over there ANC tell them they're BLACK Africans. BLACK is AMERICAN not a color but lineage.

[@Bean85-b4m]

That's right we are the copper colored aborgines of this land. We were already here 🏹🪓🪶🐢

[@paradisecityX0]

There were plenty of Indian cowboys as well, no doubt

[@Kinglioncrown]

Black cowboys are the original cowboys

[@richardmontonio1486]

That is not true, don't teach blacks lies. The creator of the stetson cowboy hat in 1860 black slaves were not released from slavery till 1868. John stetson said he created the stetson hat from watching the vaqueros wear their sombrero= cowboy hat. The sombrero was created in the 1500s, spainards brought horses in the 1500s to America before America was called America. Vaqueros showed white men to be cowboys and white men showed black men how to cowboys. Black men were the last to ride on america

[@rosemontano8705]

Black cowboys never created a black cowboy hat? The first white cowboy hat was created in 1860 and black slaves were freed in 1865?, but the first cowboy hat in america was in the southwest states of america which was created in the 1500s by the mexican cowvoys when all the southwest states belonged to mexico. Research the date of the mexican cowboy hat the sombrero and get back at me with dates?

[@torranceroach7756]

I've followed you for years I truly watch all your videos I watched over 200 of them very interesting and knowledgeable thanks Home Team History God Bless peace

[@MyAb111]

They did the same white washing with Ancient Egyptians

[@mauricehumphries3143]

Thank you 🙏, brother, for putting that history together and sharing it with us.

[@texoak8663]

In Texas, 'cowboy' was a slave name. The white man didn't want to work horses and work cows. He refused to be called a cowboy. He wanted to be a cowhand or a cow puncher. (Larry Callies, who runs The black Cowboy museum) Basically the name Cowboy was coined for blacks first and got popularized to the masses.

[@cynthiar6917]

Fantastic video...I did know this about africans and horses and I hope this video and this information gets spread far and wide to all African Americans to set this record straight about our history and skill with horses.

[@lerneanlion]

This is a clear eye-opening video! So thank you!

[@royschuurhuis4851]

Caio here, Roy’s partner. I’m Black originally from Brazil. Thank you so much for that last sentence there about the history of the diaspora unknowingly mirroring African history

[@jeanettesdaughter]

They used to come through in California for Black community events and also in the ATL. It was great to just see them. And the skills - wow! The kids and of course the ladies went wild. ❤

[@matthewmann8969]

When they show Cowboys And Cowgirls most of them are White, Ashkenazi Jewish, And Hispanic you rarely see Black or even Native American ones yeah.

[@marlowharris-id3rg]

I would like to learn how to ride on the horse one day.

[@majorbrooksjr4281]

Thanks for sharing this information with us

[@ghosttemplar6989]

The movie posse was a hint to this movie and I seen it when I was young. Now I have been doing some research on a sherif from way back into that time who is still know to have the best arrest record amongst anyone who served in law enforcement.

[@bronxrose5263]

Thank you for this video.❤❤❤

[@TheOneJPtv]

My Pops and Uncles all wore Real Cowboy boots and had Cowboy hats, but we lived in the City. so I truly believe the remnant of the Legendary Black Cowboys ran in my family.

[@scorpzgca]

This is interesting wow Black Cowboys are skilled

[@pikmin4743]

very cool one! cheers

[@daviousking3828]

Thank you

[@tsheponcamane2018]

Black Men were called Boy and they handled this work of horses, which is quite believable tha they were the first cowboys or many the etymology of the name, if anything

[@elo6550]

In reality, the origin of the cowboy is Hispanic. The figure of the American cowboy derived from the Mexican charro and in turn this from the Andalusian horseman.

[@tsheponcamane2018]

@@elo6550 would white men in those days accept being called boy under any circumstances?

[@chorseschorses4381]

super interesting!!!

[@AngryAl66]

My Dad once said to me, "what so-called self respecting white mAn would allow themselves to be called BOY..?"

[@grapeshot]

Yep and the Kushite King had his best horses buried with him and a Kushite queen sent a unit of Nubian Calvary to help the Romans during their war with the Jews.

[@Dr.Sharron]

Psalm 83 of the nation's included the descendents of Ham to cut of the descendents of Jacob as a nation.

[@bri.decode]

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[@brotherkareem181]

Why would the Romans need help from the Kushite to fight against the Jews ?

[@deejayxcrypt]

Yes. The whole job of being a “cowboy” was not a thing that was rly praised upon, and more like shun as a dirty lowest of the low job, before later years romanticised it. Not surprising at all to be honest here. It is the morals that “money first, people second” does, and still does. Every system, with morals or no-morals, does have to have its plus-sides of course, or it would be stopped very early on.

[@julielasyonekerry2185]

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[@jennaywilliams1024]

And in Sicily one of their well known dishes are made with horse meat smh

[@abdulazizclare9545]

Vaquero culture started in the Caribbean not Mexico or US. First black cowboys are from the Wedt indies.

[@patriotleprecon4857]

Could you tackle the controversy about HH and other children's history sources saying black people have always been part of britain? Im finding the dialogue on both sides of the argument to be really aggravating and i reckon youd do a good job of giving the subject the nuance it deserves.

[@richardmontonio1486]

Black cowboys were the last people in america to learn how to ride horses. Horses come from all the Southwest states of america. mexico owned half of america and owned and rode horses since 1500s. The mexican cowboy hat was the sombrero and was created in tje early 1500s. You see in america in 1500s there were no blacks or whites in america till 1600s. The first slave ship came in 1619 and the first white man came in 1609. Vaqueros are the first cowboys in america since 1500s till today.

[@jashardwallington]

This is fact

[@stoegerstewie8351]

Cowboys vs farmers .... Conflict of internity in Sudan.

[@othellom6493]

Love this channel. Do you have an email address?

[@carnal61]

Tell em about the buffalo boys too !

[@jeraldmacklinii6440]

Very interesting

[@rosemontano8705]

I see the black cowboys enjoying mexican culture, spainards brought horses to america and mexicans have been riding since 1500s 100 years before white or black men ever came to come to america, mexican cowboy hat was created in 1500s the sombrero.

[@AlbertoCano-bk5ie]

Cowboys originated from Mexico

[@ArnoldoAldava]

Cowboys is Mexican culture it isn’t Spanish at all. What are you talking about. Cowboys are Mexican and nothing else

[@blackkcinamacritic]

I dont like the new intro music

[@Leslie-es5ij]

One in three, too bad Hollywood still has a problem with the truth !

[@everythingiseverything6328]

FROM WHAT I KNOW EUROPEANS WERE NOT CALLED BOYS, THEY WERE CALLED COW HANDS, THE ONLY PEOPLE CALLED COWBOYS WERE AFRICANS 🕷, TELL ME WHAT YO THINK HOME TEAM

[@biguce8570]

Where in Africa are they masters at riding horses?

[@ke6264]

North Africa

[@blkjesusel9778]

The Dallas Cowboys... Oh yeah Jerry is White Fascist&Racist my bad!

[@carnal61]

Black cowboys were the only cowboys!

[@rosemontano8705]

Black cowboys wore white man created hats the stenson 1860 black slaves were not freed from slavery till 1865 but the first created cowboy hat was the mexican hat called the sombrero created in 1500s when there was no black or white men in american?

[@Bean85-b4m]

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[@angelawhite5880]

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[@iam_dameechi]

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[@atlas567]

Mais uma comédia 😅😅😅

[@aponirayn9099]

What???? What is comedian about this😐

[@atlas567]

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[@luker5400]

There were no horses in Africa (below north africa), until the Europeans arrived, as far as I am aware. Although, I agree there were many African american cowboys!

[@sasbridgecloserstudent]

What would make you aware that there were none until the Europeans arrived? Interesting that you stated below North Africa. Which hints to me you are referring to Arabic speakers who invaded North Africa. Somehow you can picture them with horses but not the black people (who were also indigenous to North Africa). Well Africans below the North also have horses. You can see them ride them on beaches in West Africa. European history lessons really caused a lot of damage in how people view the history of black people. When will it be clear that European History lessons were designed to dismiss and erase the significant existence and contributions of black people? One of the main goals was to make it appear as though Africans waited thousands of years for Europeans to show up to have a meaningful existence 🙄.

[@luker5400]

Well Egyptians used horses. They existed before the Arab invasions. But Egyptians were not black! They were not white either! They were brown. Before the Arab invasions, there are the Berber peoples too.

[@luker5400]

Please name me a black African region that used horses?? South of the Sahara?

[@bri.decode]

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[@bri.decode]

​@@luker5400 can you prove this?

[@Back4WhatsMines]

Fam… in all respect WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THIS…🫡…. All in information… no beef ( no pun intended)