Colorado Makes History
Two weeks before President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, the Colorado legislature enjoyed a historic moment swearing in two African-American men
Jul 31, 20204.5K Shares229.5K Views
Two weeks before President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, the Colorado legislature enjoyed a historic moment swearing in two African-American men as leaders the state House of Representatives and state Senate on Wednesday.
As Cara DeGette of Colorado Independent points out in a fascinating report today, “it wasn’t so long ago that the Ku Klux Klan dominated much of Colorado politics.” In its heyday in the 1920s the Colorado Klan sought “to promote “100 percent Americanism” — and that meant targeting Jews and Roman Catholic immigrants, as well as blacks. Nativism remains a powerful force today in American politics–retiring Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo built a career on it– but it is on the defensive as racial barriers and myths fall.
Hajra Shannon
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