Rebecca McGee

Ignored by History: Black Cowboys Finally Get Their Due in The Harder They Fall. Top Story - November 2021.

The film This melanated escapist tale features characters based on actual black cowboys and outlaws from the old west. Although the people were real, the events are entirely the creation of Jeymes Samuel, the writer and director of this indulgent western flick. It’s unlikely that any of these people ever met, but the film’s speculation is no less enthralling.