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William Coors racial remarks response letter

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Call NumberARL7-2023-2017CreatorWilson, William C.DateFeb 28, 1984SummaryLetter from William C. Wilson, Deputy Grand Commissioner of the Elks Grand Lodge Civil Liberties Department, to William K. Coors, Chief Executive Officer of the Coors Brewing Company, responding to recent remarks made by Coors in the Rocky Mountain News in which he called Black inferior.Physical Description2 pages : black-and-white ; 27 x 21.5 cm (11 x 8.5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCoors, William K.Coors Brewing CompanyElks (Fraternal order). Grand LodgeFraternal organizations--Colorado--DenverRocky Mountain newsAdolph Coors CompanyRacism against BlacksAfrican Americans--ColoradoGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Golden (Colo.)CollectionPreserving Black Western LegaciesFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/2/resources/7819Type of MaterialCorrespondenceDigital Version Created FromARL7, Box 3, FF 21Original Material Found in CollectionARL7. Wellington E. Webb papersDonorWellington Webb donated his papers to the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in 2003.

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