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Black Rodeo in the Texas Gulf Coast Region

Charcoal in the Ashes
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Black Rodeo in the Texas Gulf Coast Region: Charcoal in the Ashes provides an in depth sociocultural and historical analysis of the genesis and contemporary state of affairs regarding African American rodeo cowboys in southeast Texas, whose ancestors were instrumental in the development of the most celebrated livestock management industry in the world. The author painstakingly chronicles the origin of the Texas cattle industry from its Mexican roots to Austin's Colony, better known as the George Plantation/Ranch, where African Americans were intimately involved in the livestock management industry since its inception. Although enslaved before, during, and after the Republic of Texas was established, they were early stakeholders in the expansion of the western frontier, and an indispensable source of labor that facilitated the burgeoning cattle industry. Yet, as the author maintains, American history wantonly trivialized, marginalized, and blatantly omitted their contributions. This book sheds light on these early cowboys and their descendants who have participated in America's most prominent prole sport with little to no media exposure. The author dubbed them "Shadow Riders of the Subterranean Circuit," and even though American sports are integrated African American rodeo cowboys may be metaphorically seen as bits of charcoal spread among ashes.
Demetrius W. Pearson is associate professor in the Sport and Fitness Administration Program at the University of Houston.
Chapter 1: Rodeo Roots and Etiological Aspects Chapter 2: Land Acquisition in Austin's Colony and Cattle Ranching Chapter 3: African American Ancestral Involvement and Livestock Management Chapter 4: The Mythical West: Cowboys, Cattle Drives and Westward Expansion Chapter 5: The Emergence of the Black Rodeo Cowboy Chapter 6: Shadow Riders of the Subterranean Circuit Chapter 7: Black in the Saddle: The Best Bull Rider You Never Saw Chapter 8: The New Millennium: Black Rodeo and New Jack Cowboys Chapter 9: Reliving the Past via Contemporary Trail Riding
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