Barney Ford
Barney Lancelot Ford (January 22, 1822 – December 22, 1902) was an escaped slave who became a wealthy entrepreneur and civil-rights pioneer in Colorado. Ford persevered in his quest for new businesses despite barriers due to racism, war, fire and unscrupulous partners. He was particularly interested in establishing barbershops, restaurants, and hotels. He also invested in mines. He was a civil rights pioneer, proponent of education, and a supporter of Underground Railroad. He lobbied for the right to vote and that Colorado should not be admitted to the Union until all males were allowed to vote. He led the formation of school programs and buildings.
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Barney Ford
Barney Lancelot Ford (January 22, 1822 – December 22, 1902) was an escaped slave who became a wealthy entrepreneur and civil-rights pioneer in Colorado. Ford persevered in his quest for new businesses despite barriers due to racism, war, fire and unscrupulous partners. He was particularly interested in establishing barbershops, restaurants, and hotels. He also invested in mines. He was a civil rights pioneer, proponent of education, and a supporter of Underground Railroad. He lobbied for the right to vote and that Colorado should not be admitted to the Union until all males were allowed to vote. He led the formation of school programs and buildings.
has abstract
Barney Lancelot Ford (January ...... of the Colorado State Capitol.
@en
birth date
1822-01-22
birth name
Barney Lancelot Ford
@en
birth place
death date
1902-12-22
death place
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
44,001,683
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,025,781,476
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
align
right
@en
birth date
1822-01-22
birth name
Barney Lancelot Ford
@en
birth place
Virginia, US
@en
caption
Inter-Ocean Hotel, Denver, opened in 1874
@en
Scene in front of the Inter-Oc ...... Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
@en
death date
1902-12-22
death place
Denver, Colorado, US
@en
direction
horizontal
@en
image
known for
Colorado businessman and civil-rights pioneer
@en
monuments
@en
Barney Ford House Museum
@en
Ford Hill
@en
name
Barney Lancelot Ford
@en
nationality
American
@en
resting place
spouse
Julia A. Lyon
@en
wikiPageUsesTemplate
hypernym
comment
Barney Lancelot Ford (January ...... school programs and buildings.
@en
label
Barney Ford
@en
sameAs
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Barney Lancelot Ford
@en