Former roper and country music singer Larry Callies was always a cowboy at heart, but when he was growing up, he rarely saw any representations of Black cowboys, despite a rich history. So in 2017, he founded the Black Cowboy Museum, which features a collection of artifacts, memorabilia, and news clippings honoring the people who were once painted out of the picture of the Western lifestyle.
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The Black Cowboy Museum, in Rosenberg, Fills an Important Gap
Larry Callies is on a mission to shine a light on the legacy of cowboys who looked like him.
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