Answer: Black cowboys have been part of Texas history since the early nineteenth century, when they first worked on ranches throughout the state. A good many of the first black cowboys were born into slavery but later found a better life on the open range, where they experienced less open discrimination than in the city.
Explanation:
The commonwealth of Nations is an organisation uniting the former members of the British Empire: so the answer is: the British Empire.
Some, but not all (16 out of 50) of the countries of the Commonwealth recognize Queen Elisabeth II as their monarch.
Is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.
