Remembering Black Denver: 

Sources and Methods for Social-Studies Teachers

The program in Africana Studies at the University of Northern Colorado seeks to recruit up to twenty (20) teachers of K-12 schools in the Denver area to attend a three-day workshop that examines the stories of the community that came to be known as “Five Points.” Activities include a day-long series of presentations at the History Colorado Center, utilizing staff and resources dedicated to preserving memories of the Black experience in the Mile-High City. A field trip to the newly established National Park Service site of Dearfield will explore this early twentieth-century Black community on Colorado’s eastern plains (many Dearfield residents had called Five Points their home). A third day will focus on Five Points itself, with a walking tour of this 140-year old neighborhood as its highlight. For more information, please contact the project directors: George Junne, Africana Studies (George.junne@unco.edu), or Michael Welsh, History Department (Michael.welsh@unco.edu)

Requirements

Selected applicants must…

• Be current 6-12 teachers in the area of Social Studies
• Complete the full application form by March 31, 2022
• Be available from June 1-3 to attend all sessions
• Attend all sessions and functions during the week in order to receive the stipend check
• Create a one-unit plan based on seminar materials to be shared with the cohort, and on the Hewit website

Have questions? 

Contact us at HewitAFS@unco.edu