Call NumberWH2129-2022-33CreatorMcCrimmon, CyrusDateApr 20, 1991SummaryA Black man raises his hands above his head with two victory (peace) signs, leading a crowd of people behind him, down Broadway in Denver, CO. The demonstration is in celebration of driving a group of "skinheads," a white supremacist group, away on a Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus after throwing rocks, bottles, and debris at them.Physical Description1 photographic print : black and white ; 25 x 20 cm (10 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDemonstrations--Colorado--DenverCivil rights demonstrations--United StatesWhite supremacy movementsAnti-racismGeographic 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 photographsPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromWH2129, Photobox 355Original Material Found in CollectionWH2129. Rocky Mountain News recordsNotesOn verso: Handwritten text in red pen on the top middle reads: "Protests, Demonstrations, etc." There is a collection of typewritten metadata that includes the date, photographer, and reporter that reads. Also listed is a caption that reads: "In the victory celebration after police protected skinheads were driven away in a RTD bus, counter protestors took to the streets with peace and victory signs. They marched for several blocks down Broadway from the 16th [sixteenth] street mall to the public library. The bus that drove the skinheads away was pelted by rocks bottles and/debris." There is a pasted on newspaper clipping with a date stamped in green ink. Handwritten text on the clipping has been marked out with correction fluid. Title and summary derived from the back caption.DonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain News
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McCrimmon, Cyrus, Anti-racist demonstrator celebrates in Denver, CO (Apr 20, 1991). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1134872
