Template:Did you know nominations/Black cowboys

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:02, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Black cowboys

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Black cowboys at the "Negro State Fair" in Bonham, Texas, in 1913.

... that from the 1860s to 1880s, nearly 25% of cowboys in the American West were black? Source: Porter, Kenneth (1994). "African Americans in the Cattle Industry, 1860s-1880s". Peoples of color in the American West ([Nachdr.] ed.). Lexington, Mass. [u.a.]: Heath. pp. 158–167. ISBN 0669279137, and again in Deadwood Dick and the Black Cowboys, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (22): 30. 1998. doi:10.2307/2998819. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ALT1:... that there were once up to 9,000 black cowboys in the American West? Source: "Same as main hook, just rephrasing.
- ALT2:... that nearly 25% of cowboys in the American West were black?

Reviewed: DYK for Una B. Herrick.

Created by Owlsmcgee (talk). Self-nominated at 21:04, 3 September 2017 (UTC).

Interesting article Owlsmcgee. New, in time, long enough, sourced, no apparent copyvios, neutral. I much prefer ALT0, which gives perspective. 9,000 can be a lot or a little, and ALT1 does not indicate which. JSTOR article says 8,000 cowboys, however, not 9,000. Also needs QPQ. --Usernameunique (talk) 23:25, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks you Usernameunique! I've done my QPQ review here, and added an ALT2. Feel free to strike ALT1.Owlsmcgee (talk) 21:42, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Looks good! I prefer ALT0, as it contextualized the time frame. --Usernameunique (talk) 21:56, 4 September 2017 (UTC)