Denver Neighborhood with Ties to KKK Recommends Name Change

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Denver Neighborhood with Ties to KKK Recommends Name Change

DENVER (AP) — A Denver neighborhood voted Wednesday to recommend changing its name after a yearslong debate over its association with a former mayor with ties to the Ku Klux Klan. The 11 elected neighborhood delegates of the Stapleton Master Community Association voted unanimously in favor of the change and to work with the registered []

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