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Chris Whitacre for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-whitacre
Abstract Chris Whitacre reflects on her involvement with Historic Denver and writing a book about Molly Brown. Whitacre discusses Margaret Tobin Brown, "the Unsinkable Molly Brown," and her life in Denver. Discusses Brown's rags to riches story, moving to Leadville, surviving the Titanic sinking, and the myths that surround her story. Whitacre discusses the restoration of Molly Brown's Denver home by Historic Denver. Whitacre also discusses Justina Ford, the first Black woman physician in the Rocky...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Oral history interview with John and Betty Rhodes, 1996, 2006 March

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Identifier: MHM2005-027-043-1
Abstract

This oral history interview was conducted simultaneously on videotape as raw footage. Selections were made for the video presentation.

Dates: 1996; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history interview with Ms. Veora Johnson, 2001 April 19, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSAoh-j638a-V01
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Johnson details her education in Texas and tells of her move to Mesa, Arizona, to teach public school. She discusses the history of the Mesa school system during segregation and after. She describes when the schools were integrated and what it was like being the first African American teacher at the Irving School. Johnson also gives some history of the Washington area and talks about race relations in Mesa.

Dates: 2001 April 19; Digitization: 2006 March

W. Yvonne Ponce for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-ponce
Abstract W. Yvonne Ponce served as the volunteer coordinator for the Black American West Museum and her research into the lives of Black women in early Colorado history. Ponce describes her collaborative research with Paul Stewart for their book about Black cowboys which led to her research into the contributions and accomplishments of Black women in Colorado. Ponce discusses the lives and accomplishments of Black women in Colorado history including, Dr. Justina Ford, Daisy Jones, Madame C.J. Walker,...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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Black women in United States history 2
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Denver (Colo.) 2
Ford, Justina, 1871-1952 2
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