Becoming a Profession: The Cowboys' Turtle Association
Cowboys Strike!
Guiding Question
What are some contributing factors that led to the change within the rodeo community?
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Colonel William T. Johnson chose to offer less money to the contestants at the Boston Garden Rodeo than originally promised. Upset by this change, the contestants refused to participate in the Rodeo. The documents in the slide show document the strike by the contestants.
Walked Out of Rodeo Because of Money
These are a few of the cowboys that struck for better wages at the 1936 Boston Garden Rodeo.