African American trail rides
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African American trail rides, or Black trail rides, are rural parade-like celebrations that commemorate the traditions of Black bowboys and formerly enslaved African Americans who were skilled in caring for and training livestock.[1] The tradition is found in the African American communities of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama.
St. Landry Parish has been described as "the Creole Woodstock."[2] Trail rides are increasingly popular in Mississippi.[3]
References
- ^ Higgins, Alicia Barrera, Adam B. (2022-02-23). "Local organization aims to preserve Black cowboy culture through trail riding". KSAT. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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- ^ Giancarlo, Alexandra (Winter 2017). "Riders". 64 Parishes. Photographs by Jeremiah Ariaz. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
Further reading
- Sluyter, Andrew (2012). Black Ranching Frontiers: African Cattle Herders of the Atlantic World, 1500–1900. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300179927.
- Binkovitz, Leah (December 2022). "Circling the Herd: Houston's Black Trail Riders, Placemaking, and the Liberatory Potential of Second Sites". City & Community. 21 (4): 270–289. S2CID 247983898.