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Denzel Washington as Sam in 'The Magnificent Seven'

The 12 Best Black Cowboy Characters From TV and Film

By Courtney Fox

Nat Love, African American cowboy who claimed to have won the name of Deadwood Dick in South Dakota, 1876, by virtue of his roping talent. Full length photo with lariat and saddle. From his privately published autobiographyy (1907)

Nat Love: The Real Old West Cowboy Featured in 'The Harder They Fall'

Markswoman Annie Oakley /

10 Women Who Ruled the Wild West

By Courtney Fox

Charley Pride performs on a TV show, London, February 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

9 Things You Didn't Know About Charley Pride

By Wide Open Country Staff

Lawrence Brooks, Oldest U.S. World War II Veteran, Dies at 112

By Courtney Fox

Country Music Instruments

10 Legendary Instruments of Country Music

By Jeremy Burchard

patriotic movies

The 15 Best Patriotic Movies To Celebrate The 4th of July

By Courtney Fox

DeFord Bailey

The Incredible Rise and Unfair Decline of DeFord Bailey

American Girl Dolls Taught a Generation About American History

By Courtney Fox

Bottle Tree

Build Your Own Bottle Tree Like the Southerners Do and Make Recycled Yard Decor

By Holly Skaggs

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