# @denverpost on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKNwybWMqen
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31052141-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-28T23:05:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

Missing display cases that once filled the lobbies of two floors of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library sparked anguish in the Five Points neighborhood as leaders in the Black community feared the Denver Public Library was erasing their history and disrespecting a community that has contributed so much to the city.⁠
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The library’s interim director has now apologized and the display cases are being restored.⁠
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The removal of the displays comes as President Donald Trump’s administration has scrubbed stories of Black Americans and other non-white people from government websites, purged books on civil rights and racism from libraries on military academy campuses, and threatened to cut funding from public schools and city governments — including Denver’s — that don’t eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read more.⁠
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📝: Noelle Phillips,  The Denver Post⁠
📷: Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post // hyoung_ccc ⁠
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#colorado #denver #BlairCaldwell #history #libraries #blackhistory ⁠

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blackhistory, history, blaircaldwell, libraries, denver, colorado

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