Black American West Museum

Since 1971 the company has been providing Museum.

The museum also houses artifacts pertaining to these African-American pilots who were among the finest US fighter groups in World War II.

Nearly one-third of the cowboys in the Old West were black, and this museum chronicles their little-known history, along with that of black doctors, teachers, miners, farmers, newspaper reporters, and state legislators. The extensive collection occupies the Victorian home of Dr. Justina Ford, the first black woman licensed to practice medicine in Denver. Known locally as the “Lady Doctor,” Ford...

In Short
Founder Paul Stewart collected the forgotten history of African-Americans in the West, from artifacts and photographs to newspapers and clothing. The collection is housed in a...

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Welcome to the Black American West Museum! Founded in 1971 by Paul W....

History: Howdy! Welcome to the Black American West Museum! Founded in 1971 by Paul W. Stewart, the Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating the contributions of Blacks in the Old West. While famous for telling the story of Black cowboys, we are broader than this with interests in the stories of all those early Blacks who came west and performed as miners, soldiers,...