Always looking for stories of black cowboys from Arizona and out West, Flemons came upon the book “Negro Cowboys,” which was written in the 1960s and is a condensed version of black Western ...

Recognizing the history of Black cowboys and their role shaping the American West Hollywood and history books have painted a predominately white picture of the Old West when in reality, it was ...

African-American cowboys were often overlooked and excluded from the popular narratives of the Old West even though it is estimated one in four cowboys were black.

At the African American Museum in Dallas, visitors learn the American Old West was really the Black West. “Black Cowboys: An American Story” expands the story of Hollywood’s favorite heroes ...

Prepare to be toppled by Black riders on horses -- especially the majority of people claiming to know the complete culture and history of equestrians in the American West. Often, public awareness ...

So, a guy walks into a bar –and in this case, stumbles upon not just any bar—an historic western saloon on the old frontier with original artifacts displayed throughout.

Cowboy Carter Chronicle explores a groundbreaking course at the University of Houston that unravels the rich tapestry of Black contributions to the American West, inspired by Beyoncé's "Cowboy ...

A close friend of mine—a fellow historian and avid outdoorsman—likes to joke that while I merely write about the American West, he has actually lived it, crisscrossing the region’s hiking ...