Juneteenth Rodeo

by Sarah Bird and Demetrius Pearson

Timeless photos offer a rare portrait of the jubilant, vibrant, vital, nearly hidden, and now all-but-vanished world of small-town Black rodeos.

Long before Americans began to officially commemorate Juneteenth, in the heat of East Texas, saddles were being cinched, buckles shined, and lassoes adjusted for a day on the Black rodeo circuit in honor of the holiday. In the late 1970s, as they had been doing for generations, Black communities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477329544
• ISBN13: 9781477329542
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.2" x 10.3"