african american cowboys

Gabriel Lynch, an African-American teenager who has moved with his mother from New York to live on his stepfather's Kansas homestead, brings serious trouble down upon himself and his family when he leaves the farm to join a group of cowboys who turn out to be a gang of criminals.

Describes the contributions made by African-American cowboys during the cattleman era of the West.

Highlights the contributions of the courageous African Americans who served in the Ninth and Tenth Cavalries.

In 1897, while working as a train porter, Nat "Deadeye Dick" Love tells a young boy and his aunt how he was born a slave, after Emancipation became a cowboy renowned for his riding and shooting, and wound up a Pullman porter.

Relates the history of the African American cowboys who played an integral part in the building of the American West.

Highlights the contributions of the courageous African Americans who blazed new trails westward.

Recounts the experiences of the African-American horseman from Mississippi who traveled to Texas to become a cowboy.

Surveys the life of Nat Love, and African-American cowboy who became known for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting. Presented in English and Spanish.

Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.