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Colorado Experience
Season 8 · Episode 5
Mr. Barney Ford
0.057mFebruary 21, 2021
Born into slavery, Barney Ford escaped at 26 and endured racism, fires, and mining claim jumping to become one of only 46 African Americans in the Colorado Territory. Undeterred, he became one of the richest men in the state as a miner, barber, restaurateur, and hotel owner—a true entrepreneur—all while fighting endlessly for Black rights.
Episodes
- Episode 1The Strater: The Hotel That Built Durango
- Episode 2Camp Hale
- Episode 3Charles Deaton: Designs From a New Dimension
- Episode 4Lost & Preserved in Colorado Springs
- Episode 5Mr. Barney Ford
- Episode 6South Park City
- Episode 7The Denver Zoo
- Episode 8Brighton Buddhist Temple
- Episode 9Cable Land
- Episode 10The Great Pueblo Flood
- Episode 11Glenwood Canyon Highway