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Nat Love was born a slave, but died a free cowboy and a legend of the Old West. After the Civil War freed Love from slavery, he walked to Dodge City, Kansas, and got a job breaking horses - after he could prove that he could rope a bucking horse, climb on its back without a saddle, and ride him without falling off. He got the job. Thus began Nat's life as a cowboy.

We don't typically include Black cowboys as part of the American story of the West,  even though one in four American cowboys are Black. Black cowboys are as American as baseball. 

GUESTS:
Zaron Burnett III is an investigative reporter and longform feature writer for MEL Magazine. He’s the host and creator of the iHeartRadio podcast “Black Cowboys” (@zaron3) 
Patricia Kelly is U.S. Marine Corp Vietnam-era veteran, an African-American cowgirl, and the founder of Ebony Horsewomen. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2015. (@ebonyhorsewomen)

Nat Love was born a slave, but died a free cowboy and a legend of the Old West. After the Civil War freed Love from slavery, he walked to Dodge City, Kansas, and got a job breaking horses - after he could prove that he could rope a bucking horse, climb on its back without a saddle, and ride him without falling off. He got the job. Thus began Nat's life as a cowboy.
We don't typically include Black cowboys as part of the American story of the West,&nbsp; even though one in four American cowboys are Black. Black cowboys are as American as baseball.&nbsp;
GUESTS:
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<li>Zaron Burnett III&nbsp;is an investigative reporter and longform feature writer for MEL Magazine. He&rsquo;s the host and creator of the iHeartRadio podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-black-cowboys-77440172/">Black Cowboys</a>&rdquo; (@zaron3)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Patricia Kelly&nbsp;is U.S. Marine Corp Vietnam-era veteran, an African-American cowgirl, and the founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ebonyhorsewomen.us/">Ebony Horsewomen</a>. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2015. (@ebonyhorsewomen)</li>
</ul>

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