I haven’t seen many Western movies, but usually what comes to mind is something along the lines of a cowboy who is a white man of few words, riding in on his horse to save the day. Huge brawls happening in a saloon, or maybe two men standing on a dirt road in a showdown type scene. When in reality, it could be more accurately described as both white and eventually black men moving west to cultivate land that was thought to be unclaimed, dealing with Indians either through treaties or violence, and eventually many individuals getting into the attraction of mining for gold and silver.
Another notion of these movies is that the Indians were usually depicted as the ones causing problems. When really, most altercations between white settlers and
Another notion of these movies is that the Indians were usually depicted as the ones causing problems. When really, most altercations between white settlers and