On a recent cold afternoon, he asked library assistant Richard von Foerster to pull archived articles about King — at the request of a reporter looking to write a story that connected the leader to Denver.
Still folded neatly in thirds was a 1986 program for the inaugural celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. On the agenda was a song by the choir from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. There was also a January 1991 Rocky Mountain News article listing events honoring King…
Elaine Tassy
2024-01-15 11:00:00
Colorado Public Radio
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