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They Had a Dream and the Black Cowboy Hero Bill Pickett
In the post Civil War era a new folk hero emerged the cowboy. Bill Pickett famed for bulldogging a steer rode with the 101 Ranch near Bliss Oklahoma and inspired others including Will Rogers and Tom Mix. He battled a fighting bull in Mexico City for national pride then died in 1932 at Chandler Oklahoma. The article notes his epitaph and promotes a series of booklets about black achievement.
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