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He was born into slavery. Free after the Civil War, he headed north to Canada.
John Ware overcame racism to become a legendary rancher. He died in 1905. He wasn't there when his sons, Arthur and William, joined the Black Battalion.
But they carried their father's good name.
John Ware overcame racism to become a legendary rancher. He died in 1905. He wasn't there when his sons, Arthur and William, joined the Black Battalion.
But they carried their father's good name.
He fought racism as a cowboy in the Canadian West.
His sons fought racism to fight for Canada.
Like father, like sons. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-ware
His sons fought racism to fight for Canada.
Like father, like sons. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-ware
He pioneered new agricultural techniques. He walked across the backs of cattle. He rode the wildest horses and wrestled steers.
He confronted a racist Calgary bartender by throwing him over the bar and serving drinks himself.
A legend. A cowboy. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/john-ware-alberta-black-cowboy/article37463119/?fbclid=IwAR3Fk2PmrIRJ-UTdjJhFGy6esUNx1ckMjK6PxRAoSx48JxtBNizGsbAtpMQ
He confronted a racist Calgary bartender by throwing him over the bar and serving drinks himself.
A legend. A cowboy. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/john-ware-alberta-black-cowboy/article37463119/?fbclid=IwAR3Fk2PmrIRJ-UTdjJhFGy6esUNx1ckMjK6PxRAoSx48JxtBNizGsbAtpMQ
