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re: Obscure/Interesting/Quirky "American" Facts 1865-1880

Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:09 pm to
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:09 pm to
New York City was by far more dangerous than the wildest of the wild west towns.

Also, about 20% of cowboys were African American.

The James Gang are knowns as western outlaws, but they mostly operated in the Midwest and South, rarely venturing further west than Missouri, and robbing banks as far south and east as Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 10:14 pm
Posted by Kafka
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:16 pm to
quote:

about 20% of cowboys were African American
According to Time-Life, about 20% of cowboys were either black or Mexican -- not black alone
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