Elvin R. Caldwell Sr: One of the Most Significant African American Policymakers in Colorado History

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Elvin R. Caldwell Sr: One of the Most Significant African American Policymakers in Colorado History

Elvin R. Caldwell Sr: One of the Most Significant African American Policymakers in Colorado History

Elvin R. Caldwell Sr. was one of the most significant African American policymakers in Colorado history.

In both positions Caldwell worked to eliminate the routine injustices suffered by Colorado’s African American community.

Affluent African Americans began moving into the area in the early 1900s, and by 1911, upper-middle-class whites started moving out of the area to newer neighborhoods with modern technology such as indoor plumbing

Caldwell graduated from Eastside High School in 1937, excelling in track.

When he was elected to the Denver City Council in 1955, Caldwell became the first African American to serve on a city council seat west of the Mississippi.

Before passing he was honored several times, beginning in 1990, when the Denver City Council created the Elvin R. Caldwell Community Service Plaza.

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