These African Americans made up at least a quarter of the legendary cowboys.īlack cowboys were often expected to do more of the work and the roughest jobs compared to their white counterparts.
When the Civil War ended, freedmen came West with the hope of a better life where the demand for skilled labor was high. In the 19th century, the Wild West drew enslaved Blacks with the hope of freedom and wages. Historians say there was a short period of time, where he rode a white horse as well. Marshal, was a master of disguise, an expert marksman, had a Native American companion, and rode a silver horse. Reeves had been born a slave but escaped West during the Civil War where he lived in what was then known as Indian Territory. The story we are most familiar with started out as a radio show, then a popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, then comic books, and several cartoons and big-budget movies.īut like many things during slavery, history may have been obscured and the actual “Lone Ranger” seems to have been inspired by an African American man named Bass Reeves. If you’re like me, you remember watching the popular television show, The Lone Ranger, where it depicted a white man who wore a disguise on a white horse and had a Native American counterpart with him named Tonto.
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