Denver to "re-envision" historic Chinatown destroyed by race riot – AsAmNews
By Lindsay Wang, AsAmNews Intern A small plaque set into the wall of a decrepit building in Lower Denver commemorates the city’s first recorded race riot, which resulted in the decay and ultimate disappearance of the city’s historic Chinatown. Last summer Denver began a renaming initiative of public spaces and landmarks named after individuals with connections to racism, colonization and other oppressive institutions. Members of the Re-envisioning Denver’s Historic Chinatown project quick...
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