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Barney L. Ford

Breckenridge, Colorado
· 1822 - 1902
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Barney L. Ford was an escaped slave who became a prominent entrepreneur and Black civil rights pioneer in Colorado. In 1880, Ford opened Ford's Restaurant and Chop House in Breckenridge.
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