Tag:KKK

Philip Hornbein, a Force Inside and Outside the Courtroom

In a multi-decade legal career, Philip Hornbein led the state’s Democratic Party, opposed the Ku Klux Klan and defended many Coloradans in court.

A Brief History of the Battle of Glorieta Pass

Colorado contributed to a tipping point in the U.S. Civil War before being entangled with the Ku Klux Klan early in its statehood.

The Colorado Klan Beginnings, Infiltration and Lasting Effects

 In the early 1900s, many Colorado lawmakers, government officials and influential citizens had one thing in common: active membership with the Ku Klux Klan....