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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& #39;t there when his sons, Arthur and William, joined the Black Battalion.
But they carried their father& #39;s good name.
John Ware overcame racism to become a legendary rancher. He died in 1905. He wasn& #39;t there when his sons, Arthur and William, joined the Black Battalion.
But they carried their father& #39;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">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/articl...
His sons fought racism to fight for Canada.
Like father, like sons. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-ware">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/articl...
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">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/albe...
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">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/albe...
