Rory Doyle

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Delta Hill Riders
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Public Project
Delta Hill Riders
Copyright Rory Doyle 2024
Date of Work Dec 1969 - Ongoing
Updated Feb 2020
Location Mississippi
Topics Photography
This project explores the subculture of African American cowboys and cowgirls in the rural flatlands of the Mississippi Delta — a far cry from the Wild West. Historians estimate that one in four cowboys were African American following the Civil War, yet this population was drastically under-represented in popular accounts. This work sheds light on a band of horse riders historically overlooked.
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