John Ware: African American Cowboy

The story begins with the author telling us what The Alamo meant to him and also naming the heroes of the Texas Revolution. He explains that there was a deep segregation in his hometown of Henrietta as he was growing up he never talked to an African American kid until he was attending college. Since he was just a child he didn’t really understand why people of color were treated differently or looked down upon. Sadly discrimination also happened within his family as he states that “Not taking blacks seriously as individuals—and at the same time reacting to their incongruous presence with hysteria (either comedic or tragic)—was a major part of our “way of life.” (p.16).

Masculine’s definition is stereotypically twisted. The myth and reality of the cowboy shaped today’s definition of masculinity because they have this high and strong structure they need to uphold. Masculinity is having the traditional acts as a man, such as being strong and secure. In today’s world man and women have two different mindsets. Even though we are all humans, our gender defines the way we should act due to how society makes it. The myth has affected males physically, emotionally and mentally. The idea is that they are supposed to act accordingly. In reality, everyone wants to grow up differently, so why would they be forced to act/be a certain way?

Most blacks could not start at the top of the economical ladder, but had to start at the bottom and work their way to the top. While some blacks could take the higher ranking jobs, the majority had to rely on manual

Davy, David Crockett was known as an American folk hero when he was referred in the Texas revolution. He was born on August 17, 1786 in Limestone, but grew up in East Tennessee. He was born to a pioneer family. Davy also got enlisted in the Tennessee militia. He gained a reputation because he hunted and also did a lot of storytelling.

Davy Crockett was a three-time Congressman, legendary folk hero, and frontiersman. Davy was born in Tennessee. He was dismissed from the War of 1812 as a fourth sergeant. He is a renowned historian who died for his country. Davy Crockett is important to Texas history because of his early life, life accomplishments, and even after death.

History was often written by an elite and privileged few. These people tended to marginalize the many voices of minority groups. As critical thinkers, it is important to analyze the histories of these groups for a better understanding of why “official stories” of Aboriginal people exist in such a way. By critically examining the history of First Nations and White relations in nineteenth century Canada, “Joe the Painter” and “We Must Farm to Enable us to Live” are able to challenge the common misconceptions of Aboriginals.

Sitting bull was born in the 1830s on the plains of North America that we know as South Dakota. His actual name is Hunkeshnee which means “slow”. The Sioux tribe moved from place to place for hunting buffalo.

Born in Galveston on March 31,1878 to Henry and Tiny Johnson was the worlds first African American heavy weight champion of the world, Arthur (Jack) Johnson.

sisters, was raised in Cheyenne Wyoming by his grandparents. After graduating he followed his grandfather's path into working on the railroads. In 1941, He used to work on the railroads until he grew tired of that life and enlisted in the military that June and he was assigned to the segregated 270th Regiment of the 92nd Infantry Division.

Davy Crockett became a larger than life figure in our country. Crockett grew up in east Tennessee where he spent his childhood. He then spent time as a Congressman and later after losing his seat, he moved to Texas. Crockett’s most well known achievement however, came from his death at the Alamo where he helped defend against Santa Anna. Crockett died fighting for our country, and this helped himself gain fame after he had passed from this earth.

James Reese is known as Martin Luther King of music. Hoping to fine opportunities not available to southern blacks, James Reese moved the family to Washington D. C. The Europe family pursued education in a number of pursuits, including music. The Clef Club (a society for African Americans in the music industry) was organized in 1910.

Sitting Bull was born in 1831 in the Hunkapapas tribe. (Estco PBS, 1) The tribe is in South Dakota. (Black1) He was mentally slow when he was born. (Fleischer, 1) His dad’s name was Jumping Bull, and his mom was Her Holy Door. (Garst14) Although some People say his dads name was Returns-Again, his mom was Mixed Days. (Black11) His tribe relied on the buffalo for food and clothes.

White grew up in Atlanta Georgia and came from a moderately well to do family. He attended Atlanta University. The summer of his senior year White experienced a great amount of racism while interning for Atlanta Standard Life Insurance. Those actions of racism inspired him to call for a chapter of the NAACP at Atlanta University. This did not occur due to lack of organization and participation. Following graduation Walter White worked at Atlanta Standard Life Insurance. He was very successful as an insurance salesman. This did not deter his will for racial civil rights. White, along with other coworkers, were successful in stopping the school board from cutting eighth grade from black schools to finance white school. An Atlanta branch of the NAACP was soon to follow. White’s life from henceforth would greatly evolve from a well-established insurance salesman to a prominent figure in the NAACP and the civil rights movement.

One of the things that he did was he got involved with the government, in both Texas and the United States. He got jobs in the government, and in Texas’s case, even helped form the country. His first government involvement was when he tried (and failed) to get a job with the South Carolina General Assembly, but he placed 9th out of 13 candidates and thus did not get the job. As well as the American government, he was more prominently known to have been involved in

Have you heard of Bubba Smith…??? You might have seen him in class making straight A’s. He's known for the kid with the nerdy glasses. Have you also heard of his bully Charles Frendez…??? You might know him as the trouble maker.(he skips class, chews gum,and bullies people). Everybody at schools runs away from him every time they see him. If you n. don't you have another thing coming at you.