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Opinion: Reckoning with Colorado’s racist roots for a more equitable future
Recent in-depth coverage from the Denver Post highlighted Colorado’s own tragic legacy of segregation, redlining, violence, and government-backed systematic racism. Countless so-called “sundown” towns dotted the state where Black Americans faced everything from being...
REPORT: Federal Indian Boarding Schools in Colorado: 1880-1920
History Colorado released a study commissioned by HB22-1327 with findings on the impacts of federal Native American boarding schools. Researchers focused their studies on the events, abuse and deaths that occurred between 1880 and 1920 at eight schools in Colorado,...
“Not welcome to stop for gas or food”: Decades later, Colorado’s history of sundown towns still lingers
Recent in-depth coverage from the Denver Post highlighted Colorado’s own tragic legacy of segregation, redlining, violence, and government-backed systematic racism. Countless so-called “sundown” towns dotted the state where Black Americans faced everything from being...