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As you can see from a photograph taken by a travelling photographer ~ Isom Dart was one of the most dashing cowboys of that era

As you can see from a photograph taken by a travelling photographer ~ Isom Dart was one of the most dashing cowboys of that era

Isom Dart ~ A Black Cowboy

Books & western movies are filled with dashing heroes and outlaws who roamed the American West. Most however had one thing in common ~ they were white. It seems history has conspired against the many cowboys of color. Isom Dart is one of those black cowboys whose adventures are often left untold. Born a slave in Arkansas and later freed by the Civil War he rode West. His pursuits ranged from rodeo rider to cattle rustler. His life came to an abrupt end when he was shot down in Cold Springs, Colorado by an unknown assailant on October 3, 1900.


Some of the Lyrics from Isom Dart ~ A Black Cowboy

Well I’m gonna tell you a story
most history books don’t tell
One they either forgot about
or they just didn’t think would sell
About Isom Dart ~ A Black Cowboy
Yeah, Isom Dart ~ A Black Cowboy
A real rawhide man

Written by Frank Fara
How the West Was Sung Music BMI

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