The Old West - 1 in 4 cowboys were Black in the 1800s.
White men referred to themselves as cattlemen, whereas Black men (and Black women) solely were called cowboys, which was a derogatory word. Hence “boy” instead of “man,” and other negative things they grouped with it for the formerly enslaved in the United States.
A cattleman is a person who owns cattle while a cowboy is a person who herds and tends to the damn cattle. The epitome of a hard worker...which is why that shit was bulldozed and scooped up for their initial signature imagery in Hollywood.
Then Black Americans just vibing out, unknowingly made yet another new style of music later referred to as country music, which blended Negro spirituals, the blues and jazz paired with the banjo, and white men decided to merge the two as their own: cowboys + country music. That’s another topic.
Our cowboy/cowboy tradition is solidified in Black American culture all across the country where we exist, regardless if we’re finally heavily depicted as such in pop culture or not. That ain’t never letting up.
Some in the photoset ranging from the late-1800s to the early 1900s: Bill Pickett, Stagecoach Mary, Jesse Stahl, Bass Reeves, Nat Love, Isom Dart, James Beckwourth
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The Flash Rogues/Hunger Games Crossover That No One Knew They Wanted!
In a fit of insanity, I have decided to write a Hunger Games fanfiction that features the Flash characters as if they were a part of the Hunger Games universe.
Here are the characters who are going to appear in this bizarro version of the 56th Annual Hunger Games. Flash characters will be italicized
Capitol Residents
President Coriolanus Snow (obviously)
Caesar Flickerman (again, this is a given)
Paul Gambi: District 6 Stylist. (He's the Rogues' tailor in the Flash comics, after all.)
Dexter Miles: District 6 Escort. (This somehow seemed appropriate.)
District 1 Residents
Osgood Rathaway: Mayor of District 1
Rachel Rathaway: Osgood’s wife
Hartley Rathaway: Male Tribute, age 12. Osgood and Rachel’s son.
Sapphire Steele: Female Tribute, age 18 (Volunteer)
District 2 Residents
Aurelius Stone: Male Tribute, age 18 (Volunteer)
Claudia Remington: Female Tribute, age 18 (Volunteer)
District 3 Residents
Giovanni Giuseppi: Male Tribute, age 13.
Mindy Hong: Female Tribute, age 13.
District 4 Residents
Mags Flanagan: Winner of the 11th Hunger Games, mentor to Digger.
George “Digger” Harkness: Male Tribute, age 16 (Volunteer)
Azure O’Rourke: Female Tribute, age 17 (Volunteer)
District 5 Residents
Roscoe Dillon: Male Tribute, age 15.
Mayella Day: Female Tribute, age 17.
District 6 Residents
Fred Chyre: Mayor of District 6
Larry Snart: Former Peacekeeper. Father to Len and Lisa.
Jay Garrick: Victor of the 15th Hunger Games; only living victor from District 6. Mentor to Len and Lisa.
Leonard Snart: Male Tribute, age 17 (Volunteer). Narrates half the story.
Lisa Snart: Female Tribute, age 12. Narrates the other half of the story.
Roy Bivolo: Age 12. Reaped for the Games; Len takes his place when he volunteers.
District 7 Residents
Pine Rookwood: Male Tribute, age 16.
Sierra Fox: Female Tribute, age 17.
District 8 Residents
Richard Swift: Victor of the 17th annual Hunger Games. Mentor to Sam Scudder.
Sam Scudder: Male Tribute, age 15.
Martha Scudder: Sam’s mom. (This one is a Flash OC.)
Bobbi Weaver: Female Tribute, age 16.
District 9 Residents
Marco Mardon: Male Tribute, age 16. (Volunteer)
Claudio Mardon: Marco’s older brother, age 17. Reaped for the Games; Marco takes his place when he volunteers.
Isabela Daniels: Female Tribute, age 15.
District 10 Residents
Mick Rory: Male Tribute, age 18.
Iris West: Female Tribute, age 17.
Barry Allen: Iris' boyfriend, age 17.
District 11 Residents
Jennifer Conners: Female Tribute, age 15. (Another Flash OC of mine.)
Thomas Henry: Male Tribute, age 17.
District 12 Residents
Albert Desmond: Male Tribute, age 17.
Rita Jones: Albert’s girlfriend, age 17.
Lilybet Thompson: Female Tribute, age 14.
The first chapter of the story, Cold Fire, has been posted on AAO3 if you're interested.
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