Coloradans Work To Preserve Lincoln Hills, Resort That Was Welcoming To African-Americans 100 Years Ago

By Tori Mason, CBS Denver:

GILPIN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado’s historic Lincoln Hills celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The landmark was a resort for African Americans during segregation, welcoming guests like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong who couldn’t stay in Denver due to Jim Crow laws. Coloradans today are working to preserve the area, making sure its history doesn’t get forgotten.

At a cabin hidden in the Rockies, Gary Jackson is restoring a piece of the past.

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