Call NumberWH2129-2022-32CreatorReingold, DebraDateApr 20, 1991SummaryDenver police on horses escort a group of members of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and American White Supremacists Party through a large crowd of counterprotesters in front of the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Those being escorted were celebrating the 102nd birthday of Adolf Hitler. Right side protest sign reads: "One People'' and includes a crossed out swastika.Physical Description1 photographic print : black and white ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDemonstrations--Colorado--DenverKu Klux Klan (1915-)--PeopleHate groups--Colorado--DenverOrganizations--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRocky Mountain News Photograph CollectionRelated MaterialFinding aid for the Rocky Mountain News Collection can be found here: https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879 Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsGroup portraitsDigital Version Created FromWH2129, Photobox 355Original Material Found in CollectionWH2129. Rocky Mountain News recordsNotesCondition: fair; brown discoloration on the top, top left, and top right of the photo. On verso: Handwritten text in red pen on the top left reads: "Protests, Demonstrations, etc." There is a collection of typewritten metadata that includes the date , photographer, section, and reporter "brown." There are three different captions listed where the first two are crossed through with red crayon. The third, circled with red crayon, reads: "Police attempt to keep peace as they form a protective escort for the White Supremacists as they leave the Capitol after a rally celebrating Adolph Hitlers [sic] 102nd birthday." Two newspaper clippings also pasted on the back of the photo, both with correction fluid over handwritten text. The first reads: "Vulnerable youth can be swayed from hateful path." with the date 'FEB 09 1992'' stamped in purple. The second clipping reads: "Denver police escort a group of white supremacists through crowd of counterdemonstrators as they leave capitol after rally" The date "APR 21 1991" is stamped in green below the text. Title and summary derived from the back of the photograph.DonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain NewsLanguageeng
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