Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History, a blue, purple, and yellow patterned background is foregrounded by the silhouette of a young Black girl.

Current Exhibition

Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History

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Black Coloradans have rich and complex stories to share—from their early exploration and settlement in the Centennial state to their ongoing achievements and the places they’ve transformed.

Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History is a thought-provoking traveling exhibition that shares fascinating stories and artifacts from the lived experiences of Black Coloradans whose contributions have long been ignored. 

A walk through the gallery will introduce you to people like James Beckwourth, the formerly enslaved man turned frontiersman who helped establish Pueblo’s enduring adobe trading post, and transport you to places like the Lincoln Home and the neighborhoods of “Pepper Sauce Bottom” and “Goat Hill.”

This exhibition got its start at the Museum of Boulder, and now the El Pueblo History Museum is proud to infuse it with local history. Starting with the founding of Pueblo and tracing all the way through today, this exhibition celebrates the many triumphs of ambitious Black Puebloans who have served the community as doctors, police officers, attorneys, faith leaders, soldiers, educators, philanthropists and more.

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3 rows of children of all ages sing in a church choir with a band to the right of them.
Penfield Tate artifact case in the exhibition.
Reeves-Morrison family at Thanksgiving dinner around a table and looking at the camera.
2 adults sit side by side at a round table and look at the camera smiling.
Team photo of the Boulder Blues baseball team

We hope to generate new knowledge of Colorado’s Black history and weave in stories that reflect the unique history of Pueblo’s founding and highlight contributions of those who have impacted Pueblo’s community through today

Dianne Archuleta, Director of El Pueblo History Museum