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On August 22, 1989, Huey P. Newton was fatally shot on Center Street in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood of West Oakland by a 24-year-old Black Guerrilla Family member. His last words to his killer before being shot twice in the head were,. You can kill my body, and you can take my.

36 years ago today, Dr. Huey P. Newton, the Co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was shot and killed in the streets of Oakland, California.

Xhosa Women, 1970s. The Xhosa are part of the South African Nguni migration which slowly moved south from the region around the Great Lakes, displacing the original Khoisan hunter gatherers of Southern Africa.

RT @AfricanArchives: "Do Not Buy Where You Will Not Be Hired," North Carolina, early 1960s.

RT @Dscot510: Corporate America was born because of actions like these. Can’t fight the boss if you can’t reach the boss.

RT @Jakye49: Not much has changed since the 1960s for Black people who live in America.

RT @AfricanArchives: One in every four cowboys was believed to be a Black man released from slavery despite the stories told in popular boo….

RT @AfricanArchives: Apart from Henry “Box” Brown, who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box did you know there was a woman who also d….

RT @AfricanArchives: Two wealthy women of Madagascar, 1900s

"Do Not Buy Where You Will Not Be Hired," North Carolina, early 1960s.

RT @BlackMediaHub: Black American Elementary School Students Playing Miss Mary Mack, 1974.

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Texas cowboy Robert Lemmons was one of the greatest mustangers of all time. He became a legend in his day by perfecting his unique method of catching wild mustang horses.

George Fletcher (1890-1973), rodeo star and cowboy. George Fletcher was the first Black cowboy to compete for a world championship in bronco riding at the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up, Oregon's largest rodeo.

Bass Reeves (1838-1910), lawman and deputy U.S. marshal. Bass Reeves was the first African American commissioned to serve as a deputy marshal west of the Mississippi River. He brought to justice over 3,000 criminals and killed fourteen outlaws during his years as a marshal.

Nat Love, aka Deadwood Dick (1854-1921), cowboy and saddler. Nate earned the nickname "Deadwood Dick" after winning a rodeo in South Dakota. As he tells it, he could hit anything within range of his Colt .45 revolvers or Winchester Model rifle, but killed only out of self-defense

Isom Dart, originally known as Ned Huddleston, gained a reputation as a late 19th Century Wyoming Territory outlaw. He had many aliases including "Black Fox," "Tan Mex," and "Calico Cowboy".

Jesse Stahl was a cowboy and rodeo star. He is considered the greatest bronco rider. In a time when a bronco rider rode a horse until it stood still, Jesse became a legend and set the bar for bronco-riding during the 1912 Salinas Rodeo.

This is the actual man on which the movie D'Jango Unchained is loosely based. His name is Dangerfield Newby, and he was a member of the John Brown raiders. He joined the gang to save his wife, Harriet and children from slavery.

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