"The Boley Rodeo" by Marilyn Nelson explores the theme of cowboy culture and identity, asserting the significance of black cowboys in American history and their enduring legacy. The speaker says “light that will make generations of proud brown people remember the Black Horse People of Boley.” (Nelson 47) which uses the metaphor of "light" to symbolize the recognition and honor that the Black Horse People of Boley bring to their community. Also, “It’s not clothes that make the cowboy. It’s something behind a bronzed face, in the level gaze from dark eyes, and, of course, it’s heart that puts…