Who Was Daddy Bruce Randolph, Who Inspired Decades Of Thanksgiving Outreach In Denver?

By Raetta Holdman, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – His name is on an elementary school and a street, but Bruce “Daddy Bruce” Randolph’s biggest impact on Denver remains his mission to feed those in need for Thanksgiving.

It’s a 50-year tradition that continues two decades after his death. Daddy Bruce was born in Arkansas in 1900, the son of a former slave, and the 1960s he came to Denver where he opened his iconic barbecue restaurant in Five Points.

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