Growing up in Accra, Ghana, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe was an avid viewer of westerns. These formative films came to mind when, during the social-justice uprisings of 2020—which the artist witnessed firsthand, having moved from Ghana to Oregon in 2017—he read coverage of a protest by the Compton Cowboys, activists who describe themselves as “a collective of lifelong friends on a mission to uplift their community through horseback and farming lifestyle, all the while highlighting the rich legacy of African-Americans in equine and western heritage.” Quaicoe’s encounter with that folklore—anchored in