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There’s New Momentum To Restore A Historic Black Settlement in Northern Colorado

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12min 50sec
Courtesy of Charles Nuckolls
A brochure promoting Dearfield, Colorado, a community where African Americans homesteaded in the early 1900s.

State lawmakers and local officials in northern Colorado are ramping up efforts to restore what remains of a historic Black settlement called Dearfield. The little farming community once embodied the dreams of people who lived there. Director Charles Nuckolls explored the community’s history in the documentary “Remnants of a Dream.”