ARTE ReportageUSA: Black Cowboys Matter

26 min

Available until 28/01/2026

28/02/2020

In New York, the Federation of Black Cowboys keeps alive the memory of African-American cowboys in the Old West. As many as one in four cowboys in the pioneer days was black. A fact that has been whitewashed from history and popular culture.

Director

François-Xavier Trégan

Author

François-Xavier Trégan

Producer

Julie Guesnon Amarande

Country

France

Year

2020

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