Subdeacon Joe Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Ronn EvansBLACK CONFEDERATES AND OTHER MINORITIES IN THE WAR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION April 18, 2018 · Inthe 2nd half of the 1800 1in 4 cowboys were black.....many of them ex soldiers North & South. (something movie history ofton omits)https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bassreeves/ “Maybe the law ain’t perfect, but it’s the only one we got, and without it we got nuthin” – Bass Reeves Born to slave parents in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas, Bass Reeves would become the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River and one of the greatest frontier heroes in our nation’s history. Owned by a man named William Reeves, a farmer and politician, Bass took the surname of his owner, like other slaves of the time. His first name came from his grandfather, Basse Washington Working alongside his parents, Reeves started out as a water boy until he was old enough to become a field hand. In about 1846, William Reeves moved his operations, family, and slaves to Grayson County, Texas. Bass was a tall young man, at 6’2”, with good manners and a sense of humor. George Reeves, William’s son, later made him his valet, bodyguard, and personal companion. When the Civil War broke out, Texas sided with the Confederacy and George Reeves went into battle, taking Bass with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wapaloosie73 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Bass Reeves was one of the best. Even arrested his own son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Whole heap of Mexicans, too, especially in the south west United States and territories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wapaloosie73 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 That’s who invented it. Mexicans. (V)Baca = Cow Quero = Boy Anglized Its “Buckaroo”. A V is pronounced B in Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 That man looks... Confident. Intelligent. Able. Dangerous. He and his contemporaries were men well needed in their day. Tough does not begin to define them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Bill Picket, Nat Love, Bose Ikard, John Ware - All well known black cowboys. I wrote a report on Nat Love in high school. My teacher told me there were no black cowboys. My teacher was a dummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake River Clay SASS #34984 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 There's a museum of Black Cowboys off the Belt Parkway near Kennedy Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 A large segment of the cowboy population were native Americans as well. After the conflict that occurred mid 19th century, able white men were depleted in quantity. Raising, herding, and breeding cattle required able people, (women worked cattle and other livestock too!) and most cattlemen were NOT particular who they hired, so long as they got a day and a half’s work for a day’s pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wapaloosie73 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said: A large segment of the cowboy population were native Americans as well. After the conflict that occurred mid 19th century, able white men were depleted in quantity. Raising, herding, and breeding cattle required able people, (women worked cattle and other livestock too!) and most cattlemen were NOT particular who they hired, so long as they got a day and a half’s work for a day’s pay. The origin of the Cowboy lays in Spain. Particularly in the Seville region. But one piece of gear missing from the Spanish Vaquero is a rope and a horn on the saddle. The use a lance or a pole. And have actually developed a dance showcasing the skill of a horse and rider with the lance. The South American Gaucho uses a bolo and not a rope and does not have a horn on his saddle. So the lariat, lasso, rope was invented or adopted in Mexico and spread to the rest of North America. From what I’ve read, the Spanish may have gotten the idea of using a rope from Native Americans. Using a rope and a horned saddle is uniquely North American. Spanish style shown below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Clay Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Dantankerous said: That man looks... Confident. Intelligent. Able. Dangerous. He and his contemporaries were men well needed in their day. Tough does not begin to define them. Denzel Washington could have made a great western playing Bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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