Vanishing Postcards: The Boldness of Black Cowboys

Even Stern (US 2021)

30 min / Episode 12 of 15

Vanishing Postcards is a documentary travelogue in which listeners are invited on a road trip exploring the hidden dives, traditions, and frequently threatened histories that can be discovered by exiting the interstates of the US.

In this episode Even is in Rosenberg, where he meets two cowboys who debunk the Hollywood and comic depictions. in fact alongside the many Mexican vaqueros one out of four cowboys was black in the 1800’s. Larry Callies and Myrtis Dightman Jr are not only working hard to change perspectives surrounding these narratives, but whose stories are epic on their own terms.

Evan’s style is very NPR but he does meet some extraordinary people.

Produced and narrated by Even Stern

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