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Hacks Who Helped Settle Old West
What group of soldiers consti
tuted 20 percent of the U.S.
Cavalry during the Indian Wars?
^'"(point across the northern Sierra
Nevada Mountain which led
settlers during the gold rush? He
aiso is remembered as a cO
- founder of the cttyof Denver. What
woman reportedly helped to ftmd
John Brown’s Raid? Who is one of
America’s greatest cowboys?
The answers to these questions
are revealed on the upcoming
edition of “Tony Brown’s Journ
al,” "The Black West.’’ The
program tells us that these people
were just a few of the black men
and women who helped to settle the
Old West.
“Tony Brown’s Journal” is the
nation’s longest running national
black affairs series and has been
Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola Company
for seven consecutive years. Tele
vised nationally on public televi
sion (PBS), the program will be
seen in this area on Channel 42 at 8
p.m. on Saturday, May 22.
over the years, the cowboy has
emerged as America’s macho
hero. He is symbolic of the glori
fied era of the Old West and his_
lifestyle has been romanticized in
movies, television and novels.
However, the image of the men
and women who shaped the West
has usually been painted with
white faces. “The Black West”
gives a different version of this
turbulent period in American hi
story with historic photographs of
black Americans who helped to
conquer the new frontier.
William Loren Katz, author of
I two definitive books on the West,
“The Black West” (Doubleday
Anchor Books, 1973) and “Black
People Who Made The Old West”
(T. Thomas Crowell Co., 1977),
provides the viewer with several
little known facts about blacks in
the West such as the revelation
that one-third of black Americans
have Indian ancestry.
The program points out that
because the black presence has
historically been left out of the
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nation’s history books and movies,
black children have been denied
positive role models. Emerging
country-western stnger Jae Mason
responds to Hollywood’s denial of
the black existence during the Old
West in his song, “Hey, Mr.
Hollywood (Little Black Cowboys...
Need Their Own Heroes Too).”
A movement is currently under
way to expose the nation to the
contributions of blacks in develop
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ing the West.' Guest George
Richardson, president of Peri
scope Associates, explains why he
Ts spearheading the campaign,
“Another Piece of Americana: The
Black West.”
Tony Brown concludes, “Not all
American heros were white and
the Wild West was not the wfiite
west, so the black cowboy should
not be forgotten in American
history.”
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Alan Taylor To Join WBTV News
Alan Taylor will join WBTV
News as Assignment Editor on
Monday, May 31, replacing Gra
ham Wilson, who has been named
Managing Editor of WBTV’s 11
O’Clock News.
Taylor is. currently
Editor of WIS-TV in Columbia, S.C.
During the five years he has been
with the WIS news department, he
has served as a reporter, pro
ducer and anchor, as well as
Managing Editor, and is consider
ed their number two man.
Prior to joining WIS-TV, Taylor
was a reporter and anchor at
WRDW-TV in Augusta, Georgia,
and before that worked as a
reporter and News Director at
radio stations in Augusta and
Aiken, S.C.
A&M Records———
A&M Records recording artist
Joan Armatrading has discovered
a new way to raise money. During
a sold-out concert on her tour of
Australia, the singer-songwriter
was applauded so loudly that she
jokingly told the audience to hold
their cheers and just throw money
5 Miles North Of 1-85 Beatties Ford Road
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• Barrel Racing
• Calf Roping J fc
• Steer Wrestling
• Team Roping •
I Costume Race *
' Cow Chip Pitching Contest
• Tobacco Spitting Contest
• Honda Barrel Racing
• Steer Scramble
• Calf Scramble
FIREHOUSE CLOGGERS • Live Music By - HICKORY WIND
--HORSESHOE PITCHING ★
Jim Black & Ben Tison Versus Dave Berryhill 6 C.VV. Kidd
i ★Concession
► Admission $1.00 ^ Under 12 Free
' ' ★ Bake Sale _Z_