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Colorado Experience: Hidden History of Cheesman Park
Learn the history of a site that began as one of Denver’s first cemeteries and its transformation to a landmark park and safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.
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American Muslims: A History Revealed
American Muslims: A History Revealed is a series of six short documentary films that reveal and explore the early history of Muslims in America. The series is hosted by three leading American Muslim journalists: Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, and Asma Khalid. Over the course of the series, they travel the country to piece together stories spanning over 200 years.
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How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago
Season 1 Episode 6 | 23m 46s | CC
In this film, host Malika Bilal (Senior Presenter, Al Jazeera English) tells the story of these early Black American Muslim communities through a woman named Florence Watts, who moved to the bustling South Side of Chicago around 1910, where she found work as a cook and a maid.
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New History Colorado exhibit captures vibrancy of Denver’s Vietnamese community
History Colorado’s newest exhibit showcases Denver’s Vietnamese community with oral histories, art and memorabilia. The exhibit opened October 21 and will stay for a year.
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'Nobody remembers history': A Colorado reenactor on telling the complete story of the West
Perez is a cowboy who has staged reenactments for four decades. Wild West shows of this kind date back more than 150 years, but Perez said his work has taken on more significance recently.