MAR 17 1972 Members of the Colorado Delegation to National Black Political Convention release national agenda. From left are Ray Jones, Gregg McKnight, Regis Groff, Wellington Webb, State Sen. George Brown, Mrs. Edna Mosley, Mrs. Toni McCann and King Trimble. (Dave Buresh, Denver Post file)
The 1972 National Black Political Convention, held in Gary, Indiana, produced an aspirational .
Among the photographed Colorado delegates:
: “Groff was known as the ‘conscience of the Colorado Senate’ — a man who fought every obstacle in front of him to become one of the most respected politicians of his time…. Starting in 1974, Groff served as a Colorado senator for two decades.”
, who would of course go on to be the mayor of Denver.
, who had been a Denver Post writer and copy editor, was then a state senator, and went on to be Colorado’s lieutenant governor.
: “Mosley served three four-year terms on the City Council, beginning in 1992, and was a pioneer, along with her husband, John, in the civil rights movement throughout their lives, in Colorado and elsewhere.”
and King Trimble, who were among the co-founders of , to support young black lawyers and those planning to enter the field.
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