Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West – w/ Charles L. Hughes

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman porters and in law enforcement. In part two of this special series, Grammy Award-winner Dom Flemons takes us on a musical exploration of the American West after emancipation. “The American Songster” joins historian Charles L. Hughes to discuss the complexity of his sounds, songs and stories about the Jim Crow era. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #e74c3c;"><strong>Read Rolling Stone article — FINISH THIS</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #e74c3c;"><strong>Watch LOC Video of Dom - FINISH THIS</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And for even more resources, check out the <a href= "https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/jim-crow-era/music-reconstructed-dom-flemons-black-cowboys-and-the-american-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enhanced full transcript</a> of this episode on our website.</span></p>