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Black cowboys and miners in the Old West explored
Denver AP reports Paul Stewart traced Black Americans in the West from before the Civil War to the turn of the century. He cites Barney Ford mining and shop ownership in Denver, and notes Black settlers built ranches and served as deputies, cowhands, or hotel owners amid shifting discrimination levels.
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