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Historical Oakland Black Cowboy Association
Q. Who started the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade?
A. The parade was originally sponsored by the Oakland Museum’s Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild in 1975. In 1976, the parade was sponsored by the Oakland Traders, a group of local businessmen. In 1977, the parade has been sponsored and community group Blacks Unified to Motivate Progress (BUMP) and by the Black Cowboy Association. The Black Cowboy Association has sponsored it thereafter.
The Black Cowboy Association became the Oakland Black Cowboy Association in 2004, adding Oakland to their name to show pride in the support given to the Parade by the City of Oakland and its citizens.
Q. Why have a Black Cowboy Parade?
A. The goal of the Oakland Black Cowboy Association and Parade is to educate the public about the role Black Cowboys played in building and settling the Old West. The parade honors the role of African Americans in the Old West and shares little known histories of the black cowboy, which according to some historians, made up 25% of cowboys in the West after the Civil War.
Q. When did the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade begin?
A. The Oakland Black Cowboy Parade began in 1975. Our first Grand Marshall was Lonnie Scoggins, expert roper, horseman and long time member of the Black Cowboy Association. He was introduced as “Oakland’s best known black cowboy”.
Q. Where is the parade held?
A. In the 1970s, the parade was held in West Oakland starting at Lowell Park. In the 1980’s the parade moved around the City in accordance with traffic needs. Today, the parade has returned to West Oakland and it begins and ends at De Fremery Park.
Q. When is the Parade held?
A. The Parade is usually held the first Saturday in October, starting at 10:00 a.m.
A. The parade was originally sponsored by the Oakland Museum’s Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild in 1975. In 1976, the parade was sponsored by the Oakland Traders, a group of local businessmen. In 1977, the parade has been sponsored and community group Blacks Unified to Motivate Progress (BUMP) and by the Black Cowboy Association. The Black Cowboy Association has sponsored it thereafter.
The Black Cowboy Association became the Oakland Black Cowboy Association in 2004, adding Oakland to their name to show pride in the support given to the Parade by the City of Oakland and its citizens.
Q. Why have a Black Cowboy Parade?
A. The goal of the Oakland Black Cowboy Association and Parade is to educate the public about the role Black Cowboys played in building and settling the Old West. The parade honors the role of African Americans in the Old West and shares little known histories of the black cowboy, which according to some historians, made up 25% of cowboys in the West after the Civil War.
Q. When did the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade begin?
A. The Oakland Black Cowboy Parade began in 1975. Our first Grand Marshall was Lonnie Scoggins, expert roper, horseman and long time member of the Black Cowboy Association. He was introduced as “Oakland’s best known black cowboy”.
Q. Where is the parade held?
A. In the 1970s, the parade was held in West Oakland starting at Lowell Park. In the 1980’s the parade moved around the City in accordance with traffic needs. Today, the parade has returned to West Oakland and it begins and ends at De Fremery Park.
Q. When is the Parade held?
A. The Parade is usually held the first Saturday in October, starting at 10:00 a.m.