Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy

No black cowboy has been as celebrated as Bill Pickett. A rodeo star, he has been honored with a postage stamp and induction into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.

This mythic figure was known to bring an unruly steer to its knees by taking a bite out of the animal's upper lip! A rip-roarin' salute to a legendary cowboy.-Publishers Weekly.

By Brian Pickney, Andrea Davis Pickney