🎙️ Episode 3: The Black Cowboys of the Old West
Long before Hollywood’s whitewashed image of the Wild West, Black men and women were breaking barriers, taming horses, and upholding the law on the frontier. In this episode of Melanated Crimes, we saddle up to explore the real stories of legendary figures like Nat Love, the daring cowboy and storyteller; Bass Reeves, the fearless lawman who inspired the Lone Ranger; Bill Pickett, the show-stopping rodeo performer who invented bulldogging; and Stagecoach Mary, the unstoppable mail carrier who rode through danger with grit and grace. Their courage, resilience, and skill redefined what it meant to be a cowboy in America’s untold history.