People don't change under governments.
People remain the same.
He rose from humble origins to become an internationally know author, humorist and star of vaudeville, motion pictures and radio. Rogers was part Cherokee Indian, a fact in which he took great pride. Rogers disliked school and in 1898 went to Texas to become a cowboy. He didn't like ranching much either, and in 1902 decided to seek his fortune in Argentina. Later that same year he traveled to South Africa and joined a wild west show as a trick roper.