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civil rights movement

Poster gathered near Civic Center Park in Denver after a protest that took place in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. The text reads "I couldn't breathe" and shows a drawing of George Floyd.

Assembling the George Floyd Protest Collection at DPL

Photo of George Brown

George L. Brown (1926-2006) First African American to Hold Statewide Office in U.S.

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