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HPPR Arts, Culture & History

A Visit to Denver's Exhibit on Colorado's Civil Rights Struggle

High Plains Public Radio | By Jonathan Baker

Published November 3, 2015 at 1:26 PM CST

The Huffington Post has posted a news report from Denver's ABC 7 News about a popular exhibit at the Colorado History Museum concerning Colorado's civil rights struggle in the 1960s. While Colorado is not generally the part of the US that comes to mind when the words "civil rights" are mentioned, the Mile High City had its own turmoil, including protests and clashes with police. The exhibit's stay at the museum has now been extended.

You can view the video here.