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4 maj 2023 · Yet, with the rise of Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the post-Reconstruction South, Black jockeys were forced off horses and into barns as caretakers and manual labourers.
The key push to exclude Black jockeys came when White jockeys began violently attacking their African American counterparts by boxing them out during races, running them into the rail, and hitting them with riding crops. These attacks prevented Black jockeys from finishing in the money, and endangered fragile and valuable racehorses.
29 kwi 2021 · Chris Goodlett, a historian at the Kentucky Derby Museum, cited a combination of Jim Crow laws and segregation in the U.S., intimidation by white riders, and decisions by racing officials, owners,...
10 cze 2022 · Expelling Black jockeys from the top events in horse racing was a multifaceted attack from every level of the sport and assistance from society at large as Jim Crow and violence erupted toward...
21 lis 2023 · The demand for segregated competitions, the refusal to give African-Americans licenses, and the ban from racetracks contributed to the extinction of black jockeys from the sport. Some black jockeys left America and continued their careers in Europe.
5 maj 2023 · White jockeys, incensed that Black men could and did receive the same pay and offers to ride better horses, formed alliances to force their Black counterparts out of the sport.
30 kwi 2015 · Some white jockeys physically threatened their African-American colleagues — even on the track, said Kentucky Derby Museum curator Chris Goodlett. Winkfield, in particular, experienced episodes of physical intimidation while racing.
