Cowboy's being exclusively white is a Hollywood thing, Historically during the old west days. close to 25% of cowboys were black. 1 in 4.
Black On the Range: African American Cowboys of the 19th century - Rancho Los Cerritos
Black On the Range: African American Cowboys of the 19th century "They numbered thousands, among them many of the best riders, ropers, and wranglers." - The Negro Cowboys by Philip Durham & Everett L. Jones Map of the American West Did you know that 1 out of every 4 cowboys was…www.rancholoscerritos.org
You probably have a great great great grandpa that walked around looking like this
I know about the black cowboys. The fact that he's in Utah is probably the main thing.
I would never go because I don't wish to be surrounded by people like that but it isn't hard to find black families that have a generational history of partaking in "southern" activities such as farming, bull riding, horse breeding, racing stock cars, etc., and aren't whitewashed. But I completely understand why people expected much different from this guy. Having only ever lived in southern states and also having most of my family rooted in the south, I don't judge based on participation in such activities, I have to see how one engages with more serious matters such as politics, social issues, economics, etc. to get a legitimate understanding of where they are.
