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Historians estimate that 1 in 4 cowboys in this country in the 19th century was Black. Many Black people worked with horses and other livestock during slavery, and after Emancipation those skills allowed them to find employment as ranch hands and cowboys. Some became Buffalo Soldiers, working as part of the military and as National Park Service rangers. In westerns, however, there was little inclusivity: Few of the cowboys seen on TV and in movies were Black. At Baltimore’s City Ranch (@thecityranch.inc), Ahesahmahk Dahn tells students about Black cowboys, something they typically have not covered in school. Learn about the ranch teaching the next generation of Black horseback riders through the link in our bio. (Pictured, Sisters Morgan and Mariah Piper at City Ranch in Windsor Mill, Md. 📷@maansi.photo)