@mechajutaro said:

There were A LOT of work to be done on horseback and you can bet your *** black folks was doing it.

Following Tarantino's footsteps and adopting ebonics for effect it would seem

I’m sorry I didn’t realize the term “bet your ass” was considered ebonics. How out of touch am I. LOL

@mechajutaro said:

No; presuming though, that you don't normally use "was" when "were" is typically called for

That was an honest grammar mistake. Hardly ebonics. I will give you an example of ebonics:

Shiiiiii, mu-fucker talkin' 'bout niggas couldn't ride horses and shit. Ain't dat some bullshit! Sometimes I don't be gettin' what be goin' thru deez crackas minds sometimes. Ya feel me?

I think it had more to do with a black man riding a horse beside a white man in the street rather than in a field working or something, i assume it was rare at that time to see a black man riding a horse beside a white man as an equal

@Xsploit said:

I think it had more to do with a black man riding a horse beside a white man in the street rather than in a field working or something, i assume it was rare at that time to see a black man riding a horse beside a white man as an equal

That may be true but someone traveling a ways with their slave/servant would undoubtely had him riding rather than walking if for anything that it would slow him down.

Would have been behind the person and more likely to be on a donkey or something, but i agree with your point

@Xsploit said:

Would have been behind the person and more likely to be on a donkey or something, but i agree with your point

Or I was thinking that perhaps when they reach the town he would be instructed to walk the horse at that point.

@mechajutaro said:

Shiiiiii, mu-fucker talkin' 'bout niggas couldn't ride horses and *. Ain't dat some *****! Sometimes I don't be gettin' what be goin' thru deez crackas minds sometimes. Ya feel me?

Tread lightly; The Stasi 2.0 recently compelled Nicole Arbour to "apologize" for the sin of cultural appropriation in her spoof of Childish Gambion's vid

As long as you have learned what ebonics really is, I'll take the risk.