3091 California St. Denver, CO 80205
Open Fri. & Sat. from 10am–2pm
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We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Justina Ford
We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Mary Fields
We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Woman in button dress
We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Soldier
We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Paul Stewart
We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Henry Wells
We tell it like it was
Honoring the legacy of African Americans in the development 
of the West.
Nat Love
A group of three reenactors
Three members of the board in front of the Dearfield house
A vintage photograph of a woman

Where the colors of the west come alive

The Black American West Museum and Heritage Center is dedicated to educating, promoting, and preserving the cultural role African Americans played in the Old West.

Examine artifacts, listen to stories, and learn how African Americans lived, worked, and aided in the expansion of America’s western region.

3091 California St.

Denver, CO 80205
Fridays and Saturdays

10am–2pm
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The Black American West Museum & Heritage Center promotes an understanding of the role African Americans played in the settlement and development of the western United States through its collections, programs, and exhibits.
History of the museum
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”
Carter G. Woodson
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