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“Not welcome to stop for gas or food”: Decades later, Colorado’s history of sundown towns still lingers

Not that long ago, some communities in the state were intentionally all white and didn’t welcome people of color, either as travelers or residents

Gary Jackson, 77, stands with a 1948 family picture at his Denver home on Sept. 13, 2023. Jackson's parents Floyd and Nancelia are pictured, as well as his younger brother Larry. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Gary Jackson, 77, stands with a 1948 family picture at his Denver home on Sept. 13, 2023. Jackson’s parents Floyd and Nancelia are pictured, as well as his younger brother Larry. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | mboyanton@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The U.S. — Colorado included — is dotted with former "sundown towns" where people of color suffered myriad degradations: from restaurants, hotels and gas stations declining to serve travelers to neighborhoods rallying against potential homeowners with melanin.

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