Black Cowboy Museum Founder Demonstrates New Way to Teach Children Black History

The Black Cowboy Museum in Rosenberg is a place dedicated to exploring the layered and uncovered pieces of Texas history.

Now the founder and curator is illustrating a new lesson plan for kids this Black History Month.

From the boots to the feathered hat, Larry Callies looks more than just a cowboy.

“I grew up with rodeos, I grew up with working cows, I grew up riding a horse,” he said.

The walls of the Black Cowboy Museum tell his story and the story of those who came before him.

This place is like no other.

“That’s where it all started,” Callis said.

Callis, a fourth-generation cowboy, says the term was originally used by slave owners.

“They had a yard boy, a yard boy and someone who worked with cows, they called him a cowboy,” he explained.

From the first black rodeo champion to the fathers of country music, stories from centuries ago live in his collection, and it’s safe to say it’s a calling to which he was attached.

“I lost my voice in 1980,” Callis said.

The end of his own career in country style and the beginning of a study tour.

“That’s what I’m trying to teach,” he said. “Real history”.

Next generation. He and his daughter created a coloring book illustrating parts of the story that are not so well known.

“There will be 500 kids at George’s ranch Friday, and we’re going to teach black history,” he said.

A voice he could never have imagined.

“God really showed up,” Callis said.

The Black Cowboy coloring book is available at the museum located at 1104 3rd St. Rosenberg.

The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 17:00.