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I'm a Black Cowboy. This is My Story. Op-Docs

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Cowboys are among the most iconic figures of the American West. Theyre mythologized as strong, independent people who live and die by their own terms on the frontier. And in movies, the people who play them are mostly white. But as with many elements of Americana, the idea of who cowboys are is actually whitewashed scholars estimate that in the pioneer era, one in four cowboys were black. The historian Quintard Taylor writes about how before then, enslaved people were part of the expansion of the livestock industry into colonial South Carolina, passing their herding skills down through the generations and steadily across the Gulf Coast states to Texas. In Dillon Hayes's All I Have to Offer You Is Me, we meet Larry Callies, who comes from a long line of cowboys. Growing up in Texas, Callies dreamed of becoming like Charley Pride, the first African-American inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame. As with the cowboy, theres an assumption of who makes up country music, despite its diverse history. The breakthrough of artists like Lil Nas X, Jimmie Allen and Kane Brown has returned attention to the contributions of black artists to the genre. Calliess journey shows what we lose when we dont acknowledge the full breadth of history.
Date: 2020-08-15

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Comments and reviews: 8

Dead
Just read a great piece by an independent journalist covering the destruction inflicted upon the non-white citizens and store owners of many cities. Shows how they feel about riots, looting, police etc. Ain't that cool? Great job NYT. . part of a fair independent media. no affiliation to either party. Way to go. What a sad state of affairs. Give my best the Bari Weiss.
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Hunter
Us Black cowboys hardly get recognized in this lifestyle because it's predominantly white but we're slowly getting out there as time goes by I'm 24 so I'm young into this but I hope to see it grow alot more. It's growing fast in the south especially in Georgia and Texas
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blogs
Larry Callies you sang as purdy as Charlie Pride ever did. I'll never forget you even tho we've never met. If you have any of your performances recorded whether audio or film, please post them on youtube. The world should have known you a long time ago.
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Birb
The majority of old cowboys were Black and Mexican. The idea that cowboys were predominantly white only popped up when the idea of being a cowboy became popular amongst white people.
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Yvonne
I grew up listening to stories about black cowboys who drove cattle from Texas through Colorado and into Kansas. Stay strong. Thank you for keeping this memory and tradition alive.
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Holly
Thank you! Your Op-Docs are consistently spectacular & riviting. I very much appreciate everyone's hard work & your choice of subjects/people to cover.
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Isaiah
Cowboys aren't black nor white, neither are they brown or blue; they are cowboys. Cowboys are cowboys. Cowboys. Cowboys. Cowboys. Cowboys.
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Shaun
I have the same thing with my voice. SPASTIC DYSPHONIA OF THE VOCAL CORDS. It sucks. Every six months I have botox injections in my neck.
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