Barney Ford

With billionaire backing, a D.C. museum is headed to Five Points to collect Denver’s black culture

  “Compared to the history of the Denver Broncos, Denver International Airport, or iconic citizens like Margaret “The Unsinkable Molly” Brown, Denver’s African-American history is a poorly understood thing. Turns out that’s true across the Rocky Mountain West. For all of the strides made toward inclusion over the decades — from the 1971 opening of … [Read more…]

Blair-Caldwell Library in Five Points helps preserve city’s African-American history

  “ Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb is a huge supporter of Black History Month and lessons that introduce young people to the lives and work of national black innovators and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. But he also believes people should learn about Barney Ford, an escaped slave who became a businessman … [Read more…]