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De Angelis, Gina

The Black Cowboys

(3) 4-6 African-American Achievers series. Following a brief overview of "Blacks in the Americas," the text provides detailed descriptions of the life of a cowboy and the particular problems and successes encountered by African-American cowboys. The interesting account is illustrated with black-and-white archival photographs and drawings. Unfortunately, no cow'girls' are included, but you can pair this with William Loren Katz's 'Black Women of the Old West'. Bib., ind.

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