The lesser-known history of African-American Cowboys

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  1. 3. What government was opposed to slavery?
  2. 6. What forced the cattle farmers to hire cowboys in place of slaves?
  3. 7. True/False Cattle needed to be transported by train instead of physically.
  4. 8. White Americans evaded what in the U.S?
  5. 10. What percent of people in Texas were slaves in 1825?
  6. 12. There were 182566 of what in Texes during 1860?
  7. 13. True/False After the civil war, being a cowboy was one of the only open jobs for African Americans.
  8. 15. One in how many cowboys were African American?
  9. 16. Were the cowboys accepted into towns with hospitality or hostility?
  10. 18. What was not yet invented to keep cattle in one place?
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  1. 1. who were defending their land against the cowboys?
  2. 2. when did cattle farming become very profitable?
  3. 4. Where did the African American Cowboys find equality?
  4. 5. What year was this autobiography published?
  5. 8. What city is described to have saloons, dance halls, gambling houses, and not much else?
  6. 9. What was 10X as expensive in the northern states than in Texas?
  7. 11. He ______ himself by engaging in activities like dare-devil riding, shooting, and such sports.
  8. 14. How many books about African American history did William Katz write?
  9. 17. Rancers returning from the what found out of control herds?
  10. 19. Where were the cattle farmers when the slaves learned the necessary skills to run the farm?