Rory Doyle
Big Mac Dancing
Tyrese Evans, Jeremy Melvin, and Gee McGee dance atop their horses in a McDonald’s parking lot in Cleveland, Mississippi. Big Mac Dancing. February 2019. Just after the Civil War, one in four cowboys were African American, yet this population was underrepresented in popular accounts. The cowboy identity retains a strong presence in many black communities. This work highlights the subculture of black cowboys and cowgirls in the Mississippi Delta.
