I named this artwork 1883 Cowboy because all the tack on the horse is from the 1800's.
I named this artwork 1883 Cowboy because all the tack on the horse is from the 1800's.
Black cowboys in the American West accounted for up to an estimated 25% of cowboys "who went up the trail" from the 1860s to 1880s and substantial but unknown percentage in the rest of the ranching industry, estimated to be at least 5000 workers according the latest research.
1819-1919:
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and 1850 with its Fugitive Slave Act would escalate the debate on slavery between the North and the South. After the Civil War and by the end of Reconstruction, around 2,000 black leaders held local, state, and federal offices. WWI would again see blacks eagerly volunteer for service.
● White and black abolitionists worked against slavery
● 180,000 blacks served in the Union Army
● 26 blacks received the Medal of Honor for Civil War service
● By end of WWI, blacks served in all combat and non-combat army units
1919 to the Present:
Returning WWI, black veterans developed thriving communities like Black Wall Street only to find the KKK’s resurgence a threat. WWII black veterans who gallantly served their country found the fight for civil rights continued at home.
● The Great Depression would lead to the FDR’s New Deal
● College-educated Tuskegee Airmen became the most successful “fighter squadron” in WWII
● Ruling of Brown v. Board of Education to desegregate schools
● Passage of The Civil Rights Bills Returning WWI, black veterans developed thriving communities like Black Wall Street only to find the KKK’s resurgence a threat. WWII black veterans who gallantly served their country found the fight for civil rights continued at home.
● The Great Depression would lead to the FDR’s New Deal
● College-educated Tuskegee Airmen became the most successful “fighter squadron” in WWII
● Ruling of Brown v. Board of Education to desegregate schools
● Passage of The Civil Rights Bills of 1964, 1965, 1968
● The post-Civil Rights Movement continues with school choice and opportunity zonesof 1964, 1965, 1968
● The post-Civil Rights Movement continues with school choice and opportunity zones
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