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Throughout the 19th century, African American jockeys dominated their profession, traveling the elite racing circuit that took them from New Orleans in the winter to Tennessee and Ky. in the spring and to New York's Saratoga Springs in August.
I pray this finds you in good health and great spirits. It is my pleasure to introduce you to,2Minutes 2Glory the Black jockey collection.(TM) The most unbelievable untold sports story in American history How Slavery and Freedom were made at the racetrack while the memory of these black jockeys was erased from history. More than 200 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in (MLB) major league baseball, slaves competed alongside whites as equals on the track. Most people would not guess it today but black slaves’ boys barely into their teens were America’s first professional superstar athletes. By the 19th Century, the names of these Black Jockeys appeared regularly in nationwide sporting newspapers. Our goal is to resurrect their memories and contributions to the Sport of Kings and the Triple Crown Races.
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Video Black jockeys began to pose a startling threat
- Starting around 1900, most black jockeys were denied state licenses to ride in the prestigious Triple Crown races in America, due to strict Jim Crow Laws, racism and big money.
BLACK JOCKEY ALL STARS
One reason black jockeys have not won the attention they should is because almost no one in racing today knows anything about them.
We are dedicated to sharing and preserving the stories of the black horsemen and black horsewomen at the heart of the Thoroughbred industry through this research/reference project.
The controversial Black lawn Jockey
The Legend of Jocko GRAVES
BLACK JOCKEYS OF TODAY
A career as a horse jockey doesn’t come easily. There’s a limited amount of jobs available for jockeys, and the horse jockey requirements make it a tough field to break into. In addition to complying with the average weight limits, it’s also a physically demanding job.
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The most unbelievable untold sports story in American history How Slavery and Freedom were made at the racetrack while the memory of these black jockeys was erased from history.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to personally express deepest appreciation to the following Companies and other sources: National Museums, TV channels, Racetracks, Libraries, Radio stations, YouTube, Authors, Photographers and Newspapers. Historical resources that sustain the maintenance and development of factual evidence used at www.BlackJockey.com and www.2Minutes2Glory.com
· Kentucky Derby Museum https://www.derbymuseum.org/
· Pimlico Race Course a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland http://www.pimlico.com/
· Belmont Stakes https://www.belmontstakes.com
· Churchill Downs Racetrack https://www.churchilldowns.com
· National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. https://www.racingmuseum.org/
· Keeneland Library https://www.keeneland.com/keeneland-library
4201 Versailles Rd. Lexington, KY 40510
· National Great Blacks In Wax Museum http://www.greatblacksinwax.org/index.html
· Isaac Murphy History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5_mUwebP2w
· A Black Jockey At The Kentucky Derby, Once Again: Code Switch: NPR
· African Cemetery No. 2 http://www.africancemeteryno2.org/ 419 East Seventh Street Lexington, KY
· Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Cemetery,_Los_Angeles is a cemetery in the East Side neighborhood of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California.
· Lawn Jockey Statue - The Story of George Washington and Jocko Graves https://youtu.be/6_sQmBMNTt4
· Jocko Graves the Faithful Groomsman https://youtu.be/MTRIMnUgN-k
· The Disappearance Of The African-American Jockey
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum
· The forgotten godfathers of black American sport – CNN https://www-m.cnn.com/2013/02/22/sport/black-jockeys-horse-racing-sports-stars/index.html?r=android-app%3A%2F%2Fcom.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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