Black Cowboys On Film
Don't Leave Out the Cowboys. 1993. ZVC 3636 23 min. An historical overview of the Black cowboys who seized, settled, and developed the Old West from 1865 through the 1880s, through old photographs, prints, slides and a descriptive narrative with much little-known information. made by KTOP-TV http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityAdministration/d/KTOP/DOWD005082
Singing Cowboys. 1992. (California's Gold #304) Meet the famous western duo, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, (and Trigger) and hear them sing their trademark song; meet Herb Jeffries who starred in black westerns in the late 1930s; and watch the festive 17th Annual Black Cowboy Parade in Oakland. http://www.calgold.com/calgold/Default.asp?Series=300&Show=16
The Hard Ride. Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch. The Hard Ride is an intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas (between Houston and Beaumont). http://www.docarts.com/hardride.html
Black West. Teacher's Video Company. 60 min., VHS. $29.95. African American cowboys narrated by Danny Glover. http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v7n2/mcgee.html
The Dream Awake. Facets. 7 part series. VHS. $39.95 each. Panoramic verse series of the African-American experience: Africa; Resurrection City and the Children; The Amistad, Crispus Attucks, Harriet Tubman, The Emancipation Proclamation; The Black Arts; The Black Cowboy; The Black Quartet; The Martyrs. http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v7n2/mcgee.html
Black Indians: An American Story. 1998. An introduction to the blending of Native Americans and African American Narrated by: James Earl Jones www.richheape.com/black-indians-american-story.htm
Buckle Brothers. 2005. This documentary explores not only the history of the rodeo, but also the fast expanding crop of young bull-riders who have infused the tradition with Hip Hop culture. Buckle Brothers depicts a truly American story. www.bucklebrothers.net
Singing Cowboys. 1992. (California's Gold #304) Meet the famous western duo, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, (and Trigger) and hear them sing their trademark song; meet Herb Jeffries who starred in black westerns in the late 1930s; and watch the festive 17th Annual Black Cowboy Parade in Oakland. http://www.calgold.com/calgold/Default.asp?Series=300&Show=16
The Hard Ride. Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch. The Hard Ride is an intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas (between Houston and Beaumont). http://www.docarts.com/hardride.html
Black West. Teacher's Video Company. 60 min., VHS. $29.95. African American cowboys narrated by Danny Glover. http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v7n2/mcgee.html
The Dream Awake. Facets. 7 part series. VHS. $39.95 each. Panoramic verse series of the African-American experience: Africa; Resurrection City and the Children; The Amistad, Crispus Attucks, Harriet Tubman, The Emancipation Proclamation; The Black Arts; The Black Cowboy; The Black Quartet; The Martyrs. http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v7n2/mcgee.html
Black Indians: An American Story. 1998. An introduction to the blending of Native Americans and African American Narrated by: James Earl Jones www.richheape.com/black-indians-american-story.htm
Buckle Brothers. 2005. This documentary explores not only the history of the rodeo, but also the fast expanding crop of young bull-riders who have infused the tradition with Hip Hop culture. Buckle Brothers depicts a truly American story. www.bucklebrothers.net