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Nat Love
Nat Love (pronounced "Nate" Love) (June 1854 – 1921), (sometimes "Deadwood Dick"), was an African-American cowboy and former slave in the period following the American Civil War. His self-reported exploits and claims (as found in his published autobiography) have made him the most famous Black folk hero of the Old West.〔(''Texas Ranchouse – Black Cowboys ); PBS.org; Text: "...One of the most famous western black cowboys – because he wrote his memoirs..."; accessed October 2015〕 ==Early life== Love was born a slave on the plantation of Robert Love in Davidson County, Tennessee, around 1854. His father was a slave foreman in a plantation's fields, and his mother the manager of its kitchen.〔(''Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick," by Himself; a True History of Slavery Days, Life on the Great Cattle Ranges and on the Plains of the "Wild and Woolly" West, Based on Facts, and Personal Experiences of the Author'' ); reference: Love, Nat; Los Angeles, California; (1907); (& Review by Harry Thomas ); Documents South collection; ''Nat Love''; University of North Carolina at Chappel Hill website; retrieved October 2015〕 Love had two siblings: an older sister, Sally, and a younger brother, Jordan.〔(''Nat Love, A Cowboy of Excellence'' ); African American Registry; accessed October 2015〕 Despite slavery era statutes that outlawed black literacy, he learned to read and write as a child with the help of his father, Sampson. When slavery ended, Love's parents stayed on the Love plantation as sharecroppers, attempting to raise tobacco and corn on about 20 acres, but Sampson died shortly after the second crop was planted. Afterward, Nat took a second job working on a local farm to help make ends meet. At about this time, he was noted as having a gift for breaking horses. After some time of working extra odd jobs in the area, he won a horse in a raffle, which he then sold back to the owner for $50. He used the money to leave town and, at the age of 16, headed West.〔〔
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