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Jun 2021
33m 45s

Episode 4: Chisholm Trail

THE DRAG AUDIO PRODUCTION HOUSE
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Today, I-35 is one of the country's main freight highways, but before it existed, a different path fed America: The Chisholm Trail. 1 out of 4 of the cowboys driving cattle up to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail were Black men, and Texas' history is filled with forgotten stories of the Black cowboys who tamed the Wild West and, later, gained rodeo competition titles across the country.

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