April 16

Black Cowboys

Black Cowboys, legendary African American figures who drove great cattle herds across the early West. Idealized in motion pictures, television, and books, the cowboy serves as the great American icon, representing courage, hardiness, and independence.

Yet images of black cowboys have been scarce in popular culture, giving the false impression that African Americans were not among the men and women who settled the West. In fact, by the time the huge cattle drives of cowboy legend ended, at least 5,000 black men had worked as cowboys.

The word cowboy refers to the men who drove herds of cattle from ranchland in Texas over hundreds of miles of rough and dangerous terrain to the stockyards in the North, a trip taking two to three months. A typical crew consisted of one trail chief, eight cowboys, a wrangler to take care of the horses, and a cook. One historian estimates that an average crew would have included two or three black cowboys.

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April 11

Black History

Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827 -1901) was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. He represented Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during Reconstruction.

Revels was born free in North Carolina and he attended Knox College in Illinois. During the Civil War, he served as chaplain for a black regiment. Revels moved to Mississippi in 1865 and became involved in the movement to establish schools for the former slaves. After being elected to the state Senate in 1869, Revels was chosen by the legislature to fill the last year of Jefferson Davis' unexpired term in the U.S. Senate. Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1861, lead Mississippi's secession from the United States, and became the President of the Confederate States of America. After leaving the Senate, Revels served as president of Alcorn University. He also worked for the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Celebrating Black History Month

We honor the many African Americans who have enriched the history of the Senate. In 1870, Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American senator. Five years later, Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi (in portrait) took the oath of office, and became the first African American to preside over the Senate in 1879. It would be nearly another century, until 1967, before Edward Brooke of Massachusetts followed in their historic footsteps. In 1993, Carol Moseley-Braun broke another barrier, becoming the first African American woman senator. In January of 2005, Barack Obama of Illinois brought the number to five. Yet the role of African Americans in Senate history is not limited to those who served in elected office. More on Black History Month

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April 10

Afro American Ancestry

Discover the inspiring stories of the amazing people who paved the way for a better, more diverse America. Start searching the world’s largest online collection of African American family history records now. You could find ancestors who served their country in wartime, learn about their homes, their careers and much more.

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