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February is Black History Month. This month in Kid Scoop News, meet rodeo great Bill Pickett—an American original!
Bill Pickett was considered one of the greatest cowboys. Born in Texas in 1870, Bill Pickett became famous for “bulldogging” at rodeos. His boss, Zack Miller, was the owner of a
During a rodeo performance in New York City, a steer ran from the arena into the stands. Bill Pickett and future cowboy star Will Rogers were able to capture the steer with no one in the audience being hurt. Help Bill find the runaway steer.
huge ranch in Oklahoma. He described Pickett as “the greatest sweat and dirt cowhand that ever lived—bar none.” In 1971, Pickett became the first Black person voted into Oklahoma City’s Cowboy Hall of Fame.
What IS bulldogging?
Being one of the best bulldoggers wasn’t enough for a showman like Bill Pickett. He added his own shocking ending to his bulldogging act. Use the code to find out what this was.
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A B D E F G H I K L N O P R S T U W Y
ulldogging involves chasing a steer on a horse. Once in close range, the cowhand leaps out of the saddle and grabs the steer’s horns in each hand. Then, with boot heels digging into the ground, the rider wrestles the animal to the ground by twisting its head back and nose up.
Bill Pickett was the first black cowboy to appear in a motion picture. Pickett was featured in the silent film “The Bull-Dogger” in 1921.
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