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All-Black fire crews operated out of the station — also known as the Pride of the Points — between 1931 and 1957, when the Denver Fire Department was desegregated.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
On this day in 1962: Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett physically blocked James Meredith from entering the University of Mississippi, defying a Supreme Court order to desegregate.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
On this day in 1962: Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett physically blocked James Meredith from entering the University of Mississippi, defying a Supreme Court order to desegregate.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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