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Myrtis Dightman, the Jackie Robinson of Rodeo
- davidw 8y agoSimilar story about a black cowboy at Oregon's Pendleton Roundup in 1911: http://www.cowboysindians.com/2016/10/the-unforgettable-1911-pendleton-round-up/ http://www.cowboysindians.com/2016/10/the-unforgettable-1911...
- kevmo 8y ago“A lot of folks thought rodeo was a white man’s game,” he said years later. “But those bulls don’t care if you’re white or black. You could be green, for all it matters. They just don’t want you on their backs.”