University of Colorado at Denver
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cedric Page for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-page
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Cedric "Rick" Page, professor of geography and urban studies at the University of Colorado, reflects on his research on the development of Dearfield, Colorado. Dearfield is considered a "Black town" because of the migration of African Americans out of the south and into the West. Page discusses the history of black communities settling Colorado and their efforts to establish towns and agricultural communities in the early 1900s.
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Paul Pattridge for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-pattridge
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Paul Pattridge, a Colorado rancher and cattle breeder, reflects on his childhood in Denver, Colorado growing up on a farm. Discusses the people who most influenced him including his elementary teacher Emma Brown. After his service in World War I, Pattridge started working at Willow Springs farm in Morrison, Colorado. Reflects on his work on different farms, enlisting for the war, experiencing the Great Depression, and his time ranching in Golden and Morrison. Briefly discusses his wife and...
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