In 1960, the NFL’s newest franchise, the #DallasCowboys, the first located in America’s South, brought together a collection of men, both black and white, who all wore the Star. #BlackHistoryMonth Watch the full “Deep Blue: Black & Blue” - http://bit.ly/2ct6pAl | Dallas Cowboys

The FIRST cowboys in AMERICA were BLACK MEN #BLACKHISTORY_R | Black In Time History

The idea of being a cowboy exemplified freedom for many Americans. Yet few of us know that the first cowboys were actually enslaved Black men who looked after cattle herds in the ranches of Texas. America's Hidden Stories: The Black Wild West premieres Monday at 9/8c. #BHM | Smithsonian Channel

Saddle up! A movie based on the true life story of Bass Reeves, a legendary tough African American cowboy in the Wild West. Bass Reeves was the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Territory. During his long career, he was credited with arresting more than 3,000 felons. He shot and killed 14 outlaws in self-defense. | Ron Perlman