In the early 1900s, many Colorado lawmakers, government officials and influential citizens had one thing in… Continue Reading The Colorado Klan Beginnings, Infiltration and Lasting Effects
How Denver got under the KKK’s thumb
Father Harold White became ordained with the Denver Archdiocese in June 1960 and began his priesthood… Continue Reading 60+ Victims, A Long Wait for Justice
Colorado’s most prolific serial child abuser
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb’s long career in Denver government began with his work in the… Continue Reading A Celebrated Denver Mayor
Wellington Webb’s Legacy
Following WWII, the U.S. selected Dow Chemical to break ground on a centrally located site in… Continue Reading Rocky Flats Becomes National Environmental Crisis
Rocky Flats was the site of an 800-structure cleanup and the largest environmental fine to date
Denver Public Schools, serving District 1, currently consists of 207 schools teaching more than 90,000 students… Continue Reading Keyes v. School District No. 1
Denver’s history of public school segregation
Two men, Dave McCord and Dave Zamora, were turned away in Colorado Springs in 1975 after… Continue Reading The First Same-Sex Marriage License in Colorado
A bold decision from a Boulder County clerk
It wasn’t a crime in America to blow up a plane until the deaths of 44… Continue Reading The First Televised Criminal Trial
Colorado plane bombing closed an obvious legal loophole
The Crusade for Justice located at Colfax and Downing in Denver was one of the few… Continue Reading The Crusade for Justice
Corky Gonzales’ legacy
Colorado voters rallied around the phrase “anybody but Peabody” as the state held its 1904 elections.… Continue Reading Three’s Company
That time Colorado had three governors in one day
A black man and white woman living together in Denver as a married couple, were arrested… Continue Reading A Century of Banned Marriages
Jackson v. Denver led to repeal of interracial marriage law