George McJunkin

This week's open thread will focus on African-American Cowboys. George McJunkin(1851–1922) was the African American cowboy in New Mexico who discovered the Folsom Site in 1908. The son of slaves who was born in Midway, Texas, McJunkin was about 14 years old when the Civil War ended. He worked as an oxen driver, working on freighters. He reportedly learned how to read from … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- Famous African-American Cowboys