Black Cowboys of Rodeo is a collection of one hundred years’ worth of firsthand cowboy stories, set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country.
Black Cowboys of Rodeo is a collection of one hundred years’ worth of firsthand cowboy stories, set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country.
Keith Ryan Cartwright is a communications specialist for the Rutherford County Board of Education in Tennessee, an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University, and a journalist. He previously served as editorial director and senior writer for Professional Bull Riders Inc. and is the author of Professional Bull Riders: The Official Guide to the Toughest Sport on Earth. Danny L. Glover is an actor, producer, and humanitarian.
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Foreword by Danny L. Glover Abbreviations Chronology Note from the Author Introduction 1. Bill Pickett and the 101 Ranch 2. Robert “Money” Jackson 3. Charles, Roy, Clarence, and Kenneth LeBlanc 4. Nathaniel “Rex” Purefoy with Herb Jeffries 5. Willie Thomas Sr. and Harold Cash 6. Bailey’s Prairie Kid (aka Taylor Hall Jr.) 7. Myrtis “Jackie Robinson of Rodeo” Dightman Sr. 8. Freddie “Skeet” Gordon 9. Ernest “Bud” Bramwell Jr. 10. Nelson Jackson Jr. 11. Cleo “Mr. Black Rodeo” Hearn 12. Glynn Turman 13. Tommy Cloud (aka Tommy Cleoll Browning) 14. Eugene “Cowtown Gene,” Jimmy Lee, and Willie Ed Walker with Abraham Morris and John Harp Jr. 15. Thyrl and Mike Latting 16. Charlie Reno (aka Jesse C. R. Hall) 17. Steve Robinson 18. Barry Moore 19. Tex Williams and Larry Callies 20. Obba Babatundé (aka Donald Cohen) 21. James Pickens Jr. 22. Reginald T. Dorsey 23. Donald and Ronald Stephens with Cleatus Stephens 24. Marcous Friday and Charles Evans 25. Bud Bramwell and Cleo Hearn with Charles Evans and Marvel Rogers Sr. 26. Charlie “Pee Wee” Sampson 27. Ervin Williams Jr. 28. Charlie Reno and Steve Robinson 29. Dwayne Hargo Sr. 30. Fred Whitfield 31. Dihigi Gladney with John Davis and California Chrome 32. Gus Trent (aka Harlan Tyrone Ware) with Sedgwick Haynes 33. Dennis Davis with Alvo Tucker and Donald Goodman 34. Steve Reagor with Sidney Reagor 35. Glenn Jackson 36. Dwayne Jr. and Aaron Hargo 37. LaMontre “Tre” Hosley, Chris Byrd, and Stanley “Ray” Taylor 38. Bill Pickett and the U.S. Postal Service Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography
Foreword by Danny L. Glover Abbreviations Chronology Note from the Author Introduction 1. Bill Pickett and the 101 Ranch 2. Robert “Money” Jackson 3. Charles, Roy, Clarence, and Kenneth LeBlanc 4. Nathaniel “Rex” Purefoy with Herb Jeffries 5. Willie Thomas Sr. and Harold Cash 6. Bailey’s Prairie Kid (aka Taylor Hall Jr.) 7. Myrtis “Jackie Robinson of Rodeo” Dightman Sr. 8. Freddie “Skeet” Gordon 9. Ernest “Bud” Bramwell Jr. 10. Nelson Jackson Jr. 11. Cleo “Mr. Black Rodeo” Hearn 12. Glynn Turman 13. Tommy Cloud (aka Tommy Cleoll Browning) 14. Eugene “Cowtown Gene,” Jimmy Lee, and Willie Ed Walker with Abraham Morris and John Harp Jr. 15. Thyrl and Mike Latting 16. Charlie Reno (aka Jesse C. R. Hall) 17. Steve Robinson 18. Barry Moore 19. Tex Williams and Larry Callies 20. Obba Babatundé (aka Donald Cohen) 21. James Pickens Jr. 22. Reginald T. Dorsey 23. Donald and Ronald Stephens with Cleatus Stephens 24. Marcous Friday and Charles Evans 25. Bud Bramwell and Cleo Hearn with Charles Evans and Marvel Rogers Sr. 26. Charlie “Pee Wee” Sampson 27. Ervin Williams Jr. 28. Charlie Reno and Steve Robinson 29. Dwayne Hargo Sr. 30. Fred Whitfield 31. Dihigi Gladney with John Davis and California Chrome 32. Gus Trent (aka Harlan Tyrone Ware) with Sedgwick Haynes 33. Dennis Davis with Alvo Tucker and Donald Goodman 34. Steve Reagor with Sidney Reagor 35. Glenn Jackson 36. Dwayne Jr. and Aaron Hargo 37. LaMontre “Tre” Hosley, Chris Byrd, and Stanley “Ray” Taylor 38. Bill Pickett and the U.S. Postal Service Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography
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