The Black Cowboy
Wichita Beacon, 25 Apr 1975 The Western Expansion Sometimes I wonder if I was raised in an alternate USA. The Black Cowboy importance of westward expansion has ALWAYS been a part of my ancestral history. I went to a "black rodeo" before the age of fifteen. My maternal ancestors are seven 6 generations Western Kansans, my father's line was five. Here's a photo of my Great-Grandma's second husband, Arthur White at the Hutchinson Diamond Pow Wow. (For G-GP Arthur, this event was not tied to Native Americans.) Photo: 1946, Hutchinson Diamond Pow Wow. William Arthur White (Arthur), mulatto, born 23 September 1890 in Trenton, Missouri, died 15 May 1973 in Hutchinson, KS. Hopefully, this was just a git-up, especially the gun, since Arthur was blind in his right eye. The seventy-fifth anniversary of Hutchinson, KS celebrated its founding with the “Diamond Pow Wow.” This four-day celebration was held May 15 - 18,1946, and featured street entertainment, parades, and a h