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Historians Say KKK Ledgers Help Explain Inequities That Exist Today

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What can be learned about white supremacy and hate nearly a century ago in Colorado and what does it say about life today? History Colorado recently published ledgers which list members of the Ku Klux Klan in the Greater Denver area in the mid 1920s. Dawn DiPrince is History Colorado’s chief operating officer. Nicki Gonzales is an associate professor of history and vice provost for diversity and inclusion at Regis University, and a member of History Colorado’s “State Historian’s Council.”