DENVER (CBS4)- Gov. Jared Polis declared the first day of Black History Month, Feb. 1, 2022, Barney Ford Day. Barney Ford, a Black leader in Colorado, is remembered for his remarkable life and the ...
Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the year that a letter Ford wrote appeared in a Chicago newspaper and to include the correct name of Breckenridge History. With days to go before the ...
Editor’s note: Loveland area history writer Kenneth Jessen has written a series of stories about notable Black people in Colorado history in recognition of Black History Month. In 1860, Barney Ford ...