Contemporary cowboys The Cowboys and Cowgirls Legacy Continues Today
Bull Fighters Turned Bull Riders
Myrtis Dightman
Charles Sampson
Champion Bull Rider during the 1960's and 70's. The first black cowboy to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo
World Champion Bull rider. the first African American to win a championship in his event in professional rodeo. inducted in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Bull Riders
Michael Moore Professional Bull Rider
Lee Akin Rodeo Bull Riding Champion
Rodeo Riders
Fred Whitfield
Dwayne Hargo, Jr
1st black world champion calf roper, 6 time world champion
Professional bullrider and bullfighter
Rodeo Clowns
Leon Coffee World-famous Rodeo Clown after 30 years of service. inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
Dwayne Hargo, Sr Rodeo Clown and bullfighter for the past 30 years. Former world champion Bullfighter.
The Singers
Miko Marks
Herb Jeffries
Her 1st album, “Freeway Bound” has received honors including Best New Country Artist" and Country Album of the Year. Miko has frequented Oakland Black Cowboy Parades.
Also known as the ‘Bronze Buckaroo’, Mr. Jeffries was the sole African American singing cowboys on film and one of the few black cowboys in the movies during his time.
The Artists
Kadir Nelson High Noon
Dwight Juda Ward Five Gun Justice
The Artists
mavruk Hulis Marshal After a Long Day
Dwight Juda Ward Sistas 'n Arms
The Authors
Quintard Taylor In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the West
William Loren Katz The Black West
The Authors
Philip Durham and Everett L. Jones The Negro Cowboys
Sara R. Massey Black Cowboys of Texas