The Truth About Hollywood Cowboys
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Harder They Fall
In the sixties, a man incoded radios. Or even if you were very skilled black cowboy, you couldn't enter the regular rodiers. You couln't go to cinema and see a black film with white wadier because of discrenation. There was somethin called a has cord, h ay e s hads cord, which ran from 19 tirty o 19 16. It said that you shouldn't show white people as enslave people. But what at besty meant is that you would not be showing black people in heroic, strong leadership positions. And that's what you find in those movies. Up into the sixties,. you don't find very many black heroic
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