"Black Cowboys: Self-Sufficiency in the American West through the ideology of Booker T. Washington"

<p>Despite the black cowboy's considerable achievement, the history of their lives remains largely uncovered. Most historiographies present a sympathetic picture, but what is missing is the voice of the black cowboys. Using the views and ideologies of Booker T. Washington, black cowboys were able to become self-sufficient men. This thesis will present a comparison and contrast between the historiography and autobiographies of black cowboys. Furthermore, giving black cowboys a voice through the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and presenting an argument on why the stories and histories of black cowboys have only recently been resurrected, largely because popular media in the progressive era did not include their stories. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Brown, Paige M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Brown, Nikki
• Mizell-Nelson, Michael
• Mosterman, Andrea

• black cowboys
• cowboys
• migration
• Booker T. Washington
• west
• Nat Love
• Cultural History
• Other History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1612

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2670